'How to find the WiFi tethering state through ADB?
I was just wondering how to find the state of Wifi tethering through ADB.
Although, there are some options to find the state through WifiManager() as described in this answer, I just want to know if its possible through ADB?
Solution 1:[1]
Command adb shell dumpsys wifi didn't work for me.
So, here is another solution:
- Run
adb shell dumpsys connectivity - Search for interface pattern
tetherableWifiRegexs: - Use that regex pattern to search for enabled interfaces. Example:
ap\d - TetheredState - If there is a match, WiFi tethering is on
Also here is my Python implementation:
import re
import subprocess
import time
def run_adb(command):
res = subprocess.run(['adb'] + command.split(), capture_output=True)
time.sleep(0.1)
return res
def is_wifi_hotspot_enabled():
output = run_adb('shell dumpsys connectivity').stdout.decode()
pattern = 'ap\d'
if match := re.search('tetherableWifiRegexs: \[(.*)\]', output):
pattern = match.group(1)
match = re.search(f'{pattern} - TetheredState', output)
return (match is not None)
Solution 2:[2]
"shell dumpsys connectivit"
wlan0 - TetheredState - lastError = 0
wlan0 - AvailableState - lastError = 0
Sources
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Source: Stack Overflow
| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | Alex Kosh |
| Solution 2 | Sion C |

