android-asynctask

How to check internet access on Android? InetAddress never times out

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I got a AsyncTask that is supposed to check the network access to a host name. But the doInBackground() is never timed out. Anyone have a clue? public class HostAvailabilityTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Boolean> { private Main main; public HostAvailabilityTask(Main main) { this.main = main; } protected Boolean doInBackground(String… params) { Main.Log(“doInBackground() isHostAvailable():”+params[0]); try { … Read more

Download a file with Android, and showing the progress in a ProgressDialog

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I am trying to write a simple application that gets updated. For this I need a simple function that can download a file and show the current progress in a ProgressDialog. I know how to do the ProgressDialog, but I’m not sure how to display the current progress and how to download the file in … Read more