Enable WiFi and connect to WiFi network from adb

Build

1. clone current repository to your local computer
2. run "./gradlew build"

There is a prebuilt binary available: https://github.com/yandex-qatools/android-wifitool/releases

Install

1. adb install wifitool/build/outputs/apk/wifitool-debug.apk

Usage

adb shell am broadcast
-n ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool/.Connect
-e ssid SSID
-e security [WEP|WPA]
-e pass password
-e retry_count number of connection retries. Default is 0
-e retry_delay retry delay in milliseconds. Default is 10000

Examples:

adb shell am broadcast  -n ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool/.Connect -e ssid SecureNet -e security WPA -e pass 123456 -e retry_count 3 -e retry_delay 5
adb shell am broadcast  -n ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool/.Connect -e ssid UnsecureNet

Output

As soon as WiFi network is connected and IP is obtained, WifiTool:Success is logged

When connection fails, WifiTool:Fail is logged.

Possible failure reasons: WiFi can not be enabled, WiFi network can not be connected, IP can not be obtained.

Short: look for I/WifiTool:Success or I/WifiTool:Fail

08-23 09:52:31.648 5565-5565/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool I/WifiTool:Success: Connected

Long: D/WifiTool exposes extra info on what's going on

08-23 09:52:26.978 5565-5584/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Start connection
08-23 09:52:26.988 5565-5584/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Attempt 0
08-23 09:52:26.998 5565-5584/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: WIFI_STATE_DISABLED
08-23 09:52:26.998 5565-5584/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Setting WiFi enabled
08-23 09:52:28.038 5565-5593/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: WIFI_STATE_ENABLED
08-23 09:52:28.038 5565-5593/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Get connected network id...
08-23 09:52:28.048 5565-5593/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Configured network not found
08-23 09:52:28.048 5565-5593/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Add network
08-23 09:52:28.138 5565-5593/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Network added
08-23 09:52:28.178 5565-5593/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Register network status receiver
08-23 09:52:31.628 5565-5565/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Wifi supplicant state: COMPLETED
08-23 09:52:31.628 5565-5565/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Network has been connected
08-23 09:52:31.628 5565-5565/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool D/WifiTool: Unregister network status receiver
08-23 09:52:31.648 5565-5565/ru.yandex.qatools.wifitool I/WifiTool:Success: Connected