connectivity_control

A Flutter plugin that provides low-level, system-driven visibility into active network interfaces on a device.

Unlike basic connectivity checks, this plugin is designed to help apps understand, observe, and reason about multiple simultaneous networks (Wi-Fi, cellular, VPN, etc.) using native platform signals.

Features

Android (Full Support)

  • Detect all active network interfaces
  • Identify network type (Wi-Fi, cellular, VPN, etc.)
  • Determine whether a network:
    • Has internet capability
    • Is validated by the system
    • Is metered or unmetered
  • Retrieve upstream and downstream bandwidth estimates
  • Listen to real-time network changes via streams
  • Native, event-driven implementation (no polling)

iOS (Partial Support)

  • Retrieve currently active network interfaces via getActiveNetworks

⚠️ Advanced network metadata and real-time streams are Android-only for now and will be introduced on iOS incrementally.

Platform Support

Platform Support
Android ✅ Full support (API 23+)
iOS ⚠️ Partial support (getActiveNetworks only)

Installation

dependencies:
  connectivity_control: ^0.0.2

flutter pub get

How to Use

import 'package:connectivity_control/connectivity_control.dart';

Get Active Networks (Android & iOS)

final networks = await ConnectivityControl().getActiveNetworks();
print(networks);

On iOS, this is currently the only supported API.

Listen to Network Changes (Android only)

ConnectivityControl().listenToActiveNetworks().listen((networks) {
  print(networks);
});

NetworkInfo Fields

⚠️ Field availability depends on platform.

Android

  • type
  • hasInternet
  • isValidated
  • isMetered
  • downLinkKbps
  • upLinkKbps

iOS

  • type
  • hasInternet
  • isValidated - always null due to platform limitations.
  • isMetered - always null due to platform limitations.
  • downLinkKbps - always null due to platform limitations.
  • upLinkKbps - always null due to platform limitations.

Libraries

connectivity_control