diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/alfresco/content/network/ConnectivityTracker.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/alfresco/content/network/ConnectivityTracker.kt
index 10d458845..c9c8beba9 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/alfresco/content/network/ConnectivityTracker.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/alfresco/content/network/ConnectivityTracker.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.alfresco.content.network
 import android.content.Context
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager
 import android.net.Network
+import android.net.NetworkCapabilities
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.core.content.getSystemService
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
@@ -31,6 +32,34 @@ object ConnectivityTracker {
         isTracking = true
     }
 
+    /**
+     * returns true if network is metered otherwise false
+     */
     fun isActiveNetworkMetered(context: Context): Boolean =
         context.getSystemService<ConnectivityManager>()?.isActiveNetworkMetered == true
+
+    /**
+     * returns true if network is active otherwise false
+     */
+    fun isActiveNetwork(context: Context): Boolean {
+
+        val connectivityManager = context.getSystemService<ConnectivityManager>() ?: return false
+
+        val network = context.getSystemService<ConnectivityManager>()?.activeNetwork ?: return false
+
+        val activeNetwork = connectivityManager.getNetworkCapabilities(network) ?: return false
+
+        return when {
+            // Indicates this network uses a Wi-Fi transport,
+            // or WiFi has network connectivity
+            activeNetwork.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI) -> true
+
+            // Indicates this network uses a Cellular transport. or
+            // Cellular has network connectivity
+            activeNetwork.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_CELLULAR) -> true
+
+            // else return false
+            else -> false
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/search/src/main/kotlin/com/alfresco/content/search/SearchViewModel.kt b/search/src/main/kotlin/com/alfresco/content/search/SearchViewModel.kt
index cb0e0c999..5035c3b1f 100644
--- a/search/src/main/kotlin/com/alfresco/content/search/SearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/search/src/main/kotlin/com/alfresco/content/search/SearchViewModel.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import com.alfresco.content.data.SearchFacetQueries
 import com.alfresco.content.data.SearchFilter
 import com.alfresco.content.data.SearchFilters
 import com.alfresco.content.data.SearchRepository
-import com.alfresco.content.data.Settings
 import com.alfresco.content.data.emptyAdvanceFilters
 import com.alfresco.content.data.emptySearchFacetFields
 import com.alfresco.content.data.emptySearchFacetIntervals
@@ -425,9 +424,7 @@ class SearchViewModel(
     /**
      * returns true if device has active network connection otherwise false
      */
-    fun canSearchOverCurrentNetwork() =
-        Settings(context).canSyncOverMeteredNetwork ||
-                !ConnectivityTracker.isActiveNetworkMetered(context)
+    fun canSearchOverCurrentNetwork() = ConnectivityTracker.isActiveNetwork(context)
 
     override fun emptyMessageArgs(state: ListViewState) =
         Triple(R.drawable.ic_empty_search, R.string.search_empty_title, R.string.search_empty_message)