How can I check for an active Internet connection on iOS or macOS?

Question

I would like to check to see if I have an Internet connection on iOS using the Cocoa Touch libraries or on macOS using the Cocoa libraries.

I came up with a way to do this using an NSURL. The way I did it seems a bit unreliable (because even Google could one day be down and relying on a third party seems bad), and while I could check to see for a response from some other websites if Google didn't respond, it does seem wasteful and an unnecessary overhead on my application.

- (BOOL)connectedToInternet {
    NSString *URLString = [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.google.com"]];
    return ( URLString != NULL ) ? YES : NO;
}

Is what I have done bad, (not to mention stringWithContentsOfURL is deprecated in iOS 3.0 and macOS 10.4) and if so, what is a better way to accomplish this?

Answer 1

Swift 5 and later:

public class Reachability {
    class func isConnectedToNetwork() -> Bool {
        var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in()
        zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(MemoryLayout<sockaddr_in>.size)
        zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)

        guard let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(to: &zeroAddress, {
            $0.withMemoryRebound(to: sockaddr.self, capacity: 1) {
                SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, $0)
            }
        }) else {
            return false
        }

        var flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags = []
        if !SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability, &flags) {
            return false
        }

        let isReachable = flags.contains(.reachable)
        let needsConnection = flags.contains(.connectionRequired)

        return (isReachable && !needsConnection)
    }

Call this class like this:

if Reachability.isConnectedToNetwork() == true {
    // Do something
} else {
    // Do something
}

Answer 2

When using iOS 12 or macOS v10.14 (Mojave) or newer, you can use NWPathMonitor instead of the pre-historic Reachability class. As a bonus you can easily detect the current network connection type:

import Network // Put this on top of your class

let monitor = NWPathMonitor()

monitor.pathUpdateHandler = { path in
    if path.status != .satisfied {
        // Not connected
    }
    else if path.usesInterfaceType(.cellular) {
        // Cellular 3/4/5g connection
    }
    else if path.usesInterfaceType(.wifi) {
        // Wi-Fi connection
    }
    else if path.usesInterfaceType(.wiredEthernet) {
        // Ethernet connection
    }
}

monitor.start(queue: DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background))

More info here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/network/nwpathmonitor

Answer 3

Swift 5, Alamofire, host

// Session reference
var alamofireSessionManager: Session!

func checkHostReachable(completionHandler: @escaping (_ isReachable:Bool) -> Void) {
    let configuration = URLSessionConfiguration.default
    configuration.timeoutIntervalForRequest = 1
    configuration.timeoutIntervalForResource = 1
    configuration.requestCachePolicy = .reloadIgnoringLocalCacheData

    alamofireSessionManager = Session(configuration: configuration)

    alamofireSessionManager.request("https://google.com").response { response in
        completionHandler(response.response?.statusCode == 200)
    }
}

// Using
checkHostReachable() { (isReachable) in
    print("isReachable:\(isReachable)")
}

Answer 4

For my iOS projects, I recommend using

Reachability Class

Declared in Swift. For me, it works simply fine with

Wi-Fi and Cellular data

import SystemConfiguration

public class Reachability {

    class func isConnectedToNetwork() -> Bool {

        var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in(sin_len: 0, sin_family: 0, sin_port: 0, sin_addr: in_addr(s_addr: 0), sin_zero: (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
        zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: zeroAddress))
        zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)

        let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(to: &zeroAddress) {
            $0.withMemoryRebound(to: sockaddr.self, capacity: 1) {zeroSockAddress in
                SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, zeroSockAddress)
            }
        }

        var flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags = SCNetworkReachabilityFlags(rawValue: 0)
        if SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability!, &flags) == false {
            return false
        }

        let isReachable = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsReachable)) != 0
        let needsConnection = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsConnectionRequired)) != 0
        let ret = (isReachable && !needsConnection)
        return ret
    }
}

Use a conditional statement,

if Reachability.isConnectedToNetwork() {
    // Enter your code here
}
}
else {
    print("NO Internet connection")
}

This class is useful in almost every case your app uses the Internet connection. Such as if the condition is true, API can be called or task could be performed.

Answer 5

Check Internet connection availability in (iOS) using Xcode 9 and Swift 4.0

Follow the below steps

Step 1:

Create an extension file and give it the name ReachabilityManager.swift. Then add the lines of code below.

import Foundation
import SystemConfiguration
public class ConnectionCheck
{
    class func isConnectedToNetwork() -> Bool
    {
        var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in()
        zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(MemoryLayout<sockaddr_in>.size)
        zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)

        guard let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(to: &zeroAddress,
        {
            $0.withMemoryRebound(to: sockaddr.self, capacity: 1) {
                SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, $0)
            }
        })
        else {
            return false
        }

        var flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags = []
        if !SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability, &flags) {
            return false
        }

        let isReachable = flags.contains(.reachable)
        let needsConnection = flags.contains(.connectionRequired)

        return (isReachable && !needsConnection)
    }
}

Step 2: Call the extension above using the code below.

if ConnectionCheck.isConnectedToNetwork()
{
     print("Connected")
     // Online related Business logic
}
else{
     print("disConnected")
     // Offline related business logic
}

Answer 6

Alamofire

I know the question is asking for Coca Touch solution, but I want to provide a solution for people who searched check the Internet connection on iOS and will have one more option here.

If you are already using Alamofire, here is what you can benefit from that.

You can add following class to your app, and call MNNetworkUtils.main.isConnected() to get a Boolean value on whether it’s connected or not.

#import Alamofire

class MNNetworkUtils {
  static let main = MNNetworkUtils()
  init() {
    manager = NetworkReachabilityManager(host: "google.com")
    listenForReachability()
  }

  private let manager: NetworkReachabilityManager?
  private var reachable: Bool = false
  private func listenForReachability() {
    self.manager?.listener = { [unowned self] status in
      switch status {
      case .notReachable:
        self.reachable = false
      case .reachable(_), .unknown:
        self.reachable = true
      }
    }
    self.manager?.startListening()
  }

  func isConnected() -> Bool {
    return reachable
  }
}

This is a singleton class. Every time, when the user connects or disconnects the network, it will override self.reachable to true/false correctly, because we start listening for the NetworkReachabilityManager on singleton initialization.

Also in order to monitor reachability, you need to provide a host. Currently, I am using google.com, but feel free to change to any other hosts or one of yours if needed. Change the class name and file name to anything matching your project.

Answer 7

Swift 3 / Swift 4

You must first import

import SystemConfiguration

You can check the Internet connection with the following method:

func isConnectedToNetwork() -> Bool {

    var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in()
    zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: zeroAddress))
    zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)

    let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(to: &zeroAddress) {
        $0.withMemoryRebound(to: sockaddr.self, capacity: 1) {zeroSockAddress in
            SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, zeroSockAddress)
        }
    }

    var flags = SCNetworkReachabilityFlags()
    if !SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability!, &flags) {
        return false
    }
    let isReachable = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsReachable)) != 0
    let needsConnection = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsConnectionRequired)) != 0
    return (isReachable && !needsConnection)
}

Answer 8

This is for Swift 3.0 and async. Most answers are sync solution which is going to block your main thread if you have a very slow connection.

This solution is better, but not perfect because it rely on Google to check the connectivity, so feel free to use another URL.

func checkInternetConnection(completionHandler:@escaping (Bool) -> Void)
{
    if let url = URL(string: "http://www.google.com/")
    {
        var request = URLRequest(url: url)
        request.httpMethod = "HEAD"
        request.cachePolicy = .reloadIgnoringLocalAndRemoteCacheData
        request.timeoutInterval = 5

        let tast = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request, completionHandler:
        {
            (data, response, error) in

            completionHandler(error == nil)
        })
        tast.resume()
    }
    else
    {
        completionHandler(true)
    }
}

Answer 9

Please try this. It will help you (Swift 4)

1. Install Reachability via CocoaPods or Carthage: Reachability

2. Import Reachability and use it in the Network class

   import Reachability
   
   class Network {
   
      private let internetReachability : Reachability?
      var isReachable : Bool = false
   
      init() {
   
          self.internetReachability = Reachability.init()
          do{
              try self.internetReachability?.startNotifier()
              NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.handleNetworkChange), name: .reachabilityChanged, object: internetReachability)
          }
          catch {
           print("could not start reachability notifier")
          }
      }
   
      @objc private func handleNetworkChange(notify: Notification) {
   
          let reachability = notify.object as! Reachability
          if reachability.connection != .none {
              self.isReachable = true
          }
          else {
              self.isReachable = false
          }
          print("Internet Connected : \(self.isReachable)") //Print Status of Network Connection
      }
   }
   

3. Use like the below where you need it.

   var networkOBJ = Network()
   // Use "networkOBJ.isReachable" for Network Status
   print(networkOBJ.isReachable)
   

Answer 10

Important: This check should always be performed asynchronously. The majority of answers below are synchronous so be careful otherwise you'll freeze up your app.

---

Swift

1. Install via CocoaPods or Carthage: https://github.com/ashleymills/Reachability.swift

2. Test reachability via closures

   let reachability = Reachability()!
   
   reachability.whenReachable = { reachability in
       if reachability.connection == .wifi {
           print("Reachable via WiFi")
       } else {
           print("Reachable via Cellular")
       }
   }
   
   reachability.whenUnreachable = { _ in
       print("Not reachable")
   }
   
   do {
       try reachability.startNotifier()
   } catch {
       print("Unable to start notifier")
   }
   

---

Objective-C

1. Add SystemConfiguration framework to the project but don't worry about including it anywhere

2. Add Tony Million's version of Reachability.h and Reachability.m to the project (found here: https://github.com/tonymillion/Reachability)

3. Update the interface section

   #import "Reachability.h"
   
   // Add this to the interface in the .m file of your view controller
   @interface MyViewController ()
   {
       Reachability *internetReachableFoo;
   }
   @end
   

4. Then implement this method in the .m file of your view controller which you can call

   // Checks if we have an internet connection or not
   - (void)testInternetConnection
   {
       internetReachableFoo = [Reachability reachabilityWithHostname:@"www.google.com"];
   
       // Internet is reachable
       internetReachableFoo.reachableBlock = ^(Reachability*reach)
       {
           // Update the UI on the main thread
           dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
               NSLog(@"Yayyy, we have the interwebs!");
           });
       };
   
       // Internet is not reachable
       internetReachableFoo.unreachableBlock = ^(Reachability*reach)
       {
           // Update the UI on the main thread
           dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
               NSLog(@"Someone broke the internet :(");
           });
       };
   
       [internetReachableFoo startNotifier];
   }
   

Important Note: The Reachability class is one of the most used classes in projects so you might run into naming conflicts with other projects. If this happens, you'll have to rename one of the pairs of Reachability.h and Reachability.m files to something else to resolve the issue.

Note: The domain you use doesn't matter. It's just testing for a gateway to any domain.

Answer 11

Import Reachable.h class in your ViewController, and use the following code to check connectivity:

#define hasInternetConnection [[Reachability reachabilityForInternetConnection] isReachable]
if (hasInternetConnection){
      // To-do block
}

Answer 12

//
//  Connectivity.swift
// 
//
//  Created by Kausik Jati on 17/07/20.
// 
//

import Foundation
import Network

enum ConnectionState: String {
    case notConnected = "Internet connection not avalable"
    case connected = "Internet connection avalable"
    case slowConnection = "Internet connection poor"
}
protocol ConnectivityDelegate: class {
    func checkInternetConnection(_ state: ConnectionState, isLowDataMode: Bool)
}
class Connectivity: NSObject {
    private let monitor = NWPathMonitor()
    weak var delegate: ConnectivityDelegate? = nil
    private let queue = DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background)
    private var isLowDataMode = false
    static let instance = Connectivity()
private override init() {
    super.init()
    monitor.start(queue: queue)
    startMonitorNetwork()
}
private func startMonitorNetwork() {
    monitor.pathUpdateHandler = { path in
        if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
            self.isLowDataMode = path.isConstrained
        } else {
            // Fallback on earlier versions
            self.isLowDataMode = false
        }
        
        if path.status == .requiresConnection {
            print("requiresConnection")
                self.delegate?.checkInternetConnection(.slowConnection, isLowDataMode: self.isLowDataMode)
        } else if path.status == .satisfied {
            print("satisfied")
                 self.delegate?.checkInternetConnection(.connected, isLowDataMode: self.isLowDataMode)
        } else if path.status == .unsatisfied {
            print("unsatisfied")
                self.delegate?.checkInternetConnection(.notConnected, isLowDataMode: self.isLowDataMode)
            }
        }
    
    }
    func stopMonitorNetwork() {
        monitor.cancel()
    }
}

Answer 13

Here is how I do it in my apps: While a 200 status response code doesn't guarantee anything, it is stable enough for me. This doesn't require as much loading as the NSData answers posted here, as mine just checks the HEAD response.

Swift Code

func checkInternet(flag:Bool, completionHandler:(internet:Bool) -> Void)
{
    UIApplication.sharedApplication().networkActivityIndicatorVisible = true

    let url = NSURL(string: "http://www.google.com/")
    let request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: url!)

    request.HTTPMethod = "HEAD"
    request.cachePolicy = NSURLRequestCachePolicy.ReloadIgnoringLocalAndRemoteCacheData
    request.timeoutInterval = 10.0

    NSURLConnection.sendAsynchronousRequest(request, queue:NSOperationQueue.mainQueue(), completionHandler:
    {(response: NSURLResponse!, data: NSData!, error: NSError!) -> Void in

        UIApplication.sharedApplication().networkActivityIndicatorVisible = false

        let rsp = response as! NSHTTPURLResponse?

        completionHandler(internet:rsp?.statusCode == 200)
    })
}

func yourMethod()
{
    self.checkInternet(false, completionHandler:
    {(internet:Bool) -> Void in

        if (internet)
        {
            // "Internet" aka Google URL reachable
        }
        else
        {
            // No "Internet" aka Google URL un-reachable
        }
    })
}

Objective-C Code

typedef void(^connection)(BOOL);

- (void)checkInternet:(connection)block
{
    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.google.com/"];
    NSMutableURLRequest *headRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
    headRequest.HTTPMethod = @"HEAD";

    NSURLSessionConfiguration *defaultConfigObject = [NSURLSessionConfiguration ephemeralSessionConfiguration];
    defaultConfigObject.timeoutIntervalForResource = 10.0;
    defaultConfigObject.requestCachePolicy = NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalAndRemoteCacheData;

    NSURLSession *defaultSession = [NSURLSession sessionWithConfiguration:defaultConfigObject delegate:self delegateQueue: [NSOperationQueue mainQueue]];

    NSURLSessionDataTask *dataTask = [defaultSession dataTaskWithRequest:headRequest
        completionHandler:^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *error)
    {
        if (!error && response)
        {
            block([(NSHTTPURLResponse *)response statusCode] == 200);
        }
    }];
    [dataTask resume];
}

- (void)yourMethod
{
    [self checkInternet:^(BOOL internet)
    {
         if (internet)
         {
             // "Internet" aka Google URL reachable
         }
         else
         {
             // No "Internet" aka Google URL un-reachable
         }
    }];
}

Answer 14

Pod `Alamofire` has `NetworkReachabilityManager`, you just have to create one function 

func isConnectedToInternet() ->Bool {
        return NetworkReachabilityManager()!.isReachable
}

Answer 15

You could use Reachability by  (available here).

#import "Reachability.h"

- (BOOL)networkConnection {
    return [[Reachability reachabilityWithHostName:@"www.google.com"] currentReachabilityStatus];
}

if ([self networkConnection] == NotReachable) { /* No Network */ } else { /* Network */ } //Use ReachableViaWiFi / ReachableViaWWAN to get the type of connection.

Answer 16

Using Apple's Reachability code, I created a function that'll check this correctly without you having to include any classes.

Include the SystemConfiguration.framework in your project.

Make some imports:

#import <sys/socket.h>
#import <netinet/in.h>
#import <SystemConfiguration/SystemConfiguration.h>

Now just call this function:

/*
Connectivity testing code pulled from Apple's Reachability Example: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/samplecode/Reachability
 */
+(BOOL)hasConnectivity {
    struct sockaddr_in zeroAddress;
    bzero(&zeroAddress, sizeof(zeroAddress));
    zeroAddress.sin_len = sizeof(zeroAddress);
    zeroAddress.sin_family = AF_INET;

    SCNetworkReachabilityRef reachability = SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(kCFAllocatorDefault, (const struct sockaddr*)&zeroAddress);
    if (reachability != NULL) {
        //NetworkStatus retVal = NotReachable;
        SCNetworkReachabilityFlags flags;
        if (SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(reachability, &flags)) {
            if ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsReachable) == 0)
            {
                // If target host is not reachable
                return NO;
            }

            if ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsConnectionRequired) == 0)
            {
                // If target host is reachable and no connection is required
                //  then we'll assume (for now) that your on Wi-Fi
                return YES;
            }


            if ((((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsConnectionOnDemand ) != 0) ||
                 (flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsConnectionOnTraffic) != 0))
            {
                // ... and the connection is on-demand (or on-traffic) if the
                //     calling application is using the CFSocketStream or higher APIs.

                if ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsInterventionRequired) == 0)
                {
                    // ... and no [user] intervention is needed
                    return YES;
                }
            }

            if ((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsIsWWAN) == kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsIsWWAN)
            {
                // ... but WWAN connections are OK if the calling application
                //     is using the CFNetwork (CFSocketStream?) APIs.
                return YES;
            }
        }
    }

    return NO;
}

And it's iOS 5 tested for you.

Answer 17

Checking the Internet connection availability in (iOS) Xcode 8 , Swift 3.0

This is simple method for checking the network availability like our device is connected to any network or not. I have managed to translate it to Swift 3.0 and here the final code. The existing Apple Reachability class and other third party libraries seemed to be too complicated to translate to Swift.

This works for both 3G,4G and WiFi connections.

Don’t forget to add “SystemConfiguration.framework” to your project builder.

//Create new swift class file Reachability in your project.
import SystemConfiguration
public class InternetReachability {

class func isConnectedToNetwork() -> Bool {
   var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in(sin_len: 0, sin_family: 0, sin_port: 0, sin_addr: in_addr(s_addr: 0), sin_zero: (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
   zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(sizeofValue(zeroAddress))
   zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)
   let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(&zeroAddress) {
          SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, UnsafePointer($0)).takeRetainedValue()
   }
   var flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags = 0
   if SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability, &flags) == 0 {
          return false
   }
   let isReachable = (flags & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsReachable)) != 0
   let needsConnection = (flags & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsConnectionRequired)) != 0

   return isReachable && !needsConnection
  }
}

// Check network connectivity from anywhere in project by using this code.
 if InternetReachability.isConnectedToNetwork() == true {
         print("Internet connection OK")
  } else {
         print("Internet connection FAILED")
  }

Answer 18

Try this:

- (void) connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error


if ([self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(getErrorResponse:)]) {
    [self.delegate performSelector:@selector(getErrorResponse:) withObject:@"No Network Connection"];
}

UIAlertView *alertView = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"BMC" message:@"No Network Connection" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles:@"OK",nil];
[alertView show];

}

Answer 19

• Step 1: Add the Reachability class in your Project.
• Step 2: Import the Reachability class

• Step 3: Create the below function

  - (BOOL)checkNetConnection {
      self.internetReachability = [Reachability reachabilityForInternetConnection];
      [self.internetReachability startNotifier];
      NetworkStatus netStatus = [self.internetReachability currentReachabilityStatus];
      switch (netStatus) {
          case NotReachable:
          {
              return NO;
          }
  
          case ReachableViaWWAN:
          {
               return YES;
          }
  
          case ReachableViaWiFi:
          {
               return YES;
          }
      }
  }
  

• Step 4: Call the function as below:

  if (![self checkNetConnection]) {
      [GlobalFunctions showAlert:@""
                       message:@"Please connect to the Internet!"
                       canBtntitle:nil
                       otherBtnTitle:@"Ok"];
      return;
  }
  else
  {
      Log.v("internet is connected","ok");
  }
  

Answer 20

1. Download the Reachability file, https://gist.github.com/darkseed/1182373

2. And add CFNetwork.framework and 'SystemConfiguration.framework' in framework

3. Do #import "Reachability.h"

First: Add CFNetwork.framework in framework

Code: ViewController.m

- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    Reachability *r = [Reachability reachabilityWithHostName:@"www.google.com"];
    NetworkStatus internetStatus = [r currentReachabilityStatus];

    if ((internetStatus != ReachableViaWiFi) && (internetStatus != ReachableViaWWAN))
    {
        /// Create an alert if connection doesn't work
        UIAlertView *myAlert = [[UIAlertView alloc]initWithTitle:@"No Internet Connection"   message:NSLocalizedString(@"InternetMessage", nil)delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"Ok" otherButtonTitles:nil];
        [myAlert show];
        [myAlert release];
    }
    else
    {
         NSLog(@"INTERNET IS CONNECT");
    }
}

Answer 21

I think this one is the best answer.

"Yes" means connected. "No" means disconnected.

#import "Reachability.h"

 - (BOOL)canAccessInternet
{
    Reachability *IsReachable = [Reachability reachabilityForInternetConnection];
    NetworkStatus internetStats = [IsReachable currentReachabilityStatus];

    if (internetStats == NotReachable)
    {
        return NO;
    }
    else
    {
        return YES;
    }
}

Answer 22

Very simple.... Try these steps:

Step 1: Add the SystemConfiguration framework into your project.

---

Step 2: Import the following code into your header file.

#import <SystemConfiguration/SystemConfiguration.h>

---

Step 3: Use the following method

• Type 1:

  - (BOOL) currentNetworkStatus {
      [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
      BOOL connected;
      BOOL isConnected;
      const char *host = "www.apple.com";
      SCNetworkReachabilityRef reachability = SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithName(NULL, host);
      SCNetworkReachabilityFlags flags;
      connected = SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(reachability, &flags);
      isConnected = NO;
      isConnected = connected && (flags & kSCNetworkFlagsReachable) && !(flags & kSCNetworkFlagsConnectionRequired);
      CFRelease(reachability);
      return isConnected;
  }
  

---

• Type 2:

  Import header : #import "Reachability.h"

  - (BOOL)currentNetworkStatus
  {
      Reachability *reachability = [Reachability reachabilityForInternetConnection];
      NetworkStatus networkStatus = [reachability currentReachabilityStatus];
      return networkStatus != NotReachable;
  }
  

---

Step 4: How to use:

- (void)CheckInternet
{
    BOOL network = [self currentNetworkStatus];
    if (network)
    {
        NSLog(@"Network Available");
    }
    else
    {
        NSLog(@"No Network Available");
    }
}

Answer 23

First: Add CFNetwork.framework in framework

Code: ViewController.m

#import "Reachability.h"

- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    Reachability *r = [Reachability reachabilityWithHostName:@"www.google.com"];
    NetworkStatus internetStatus = [r currentReachabilityStatus];

    if ((internetStatus != ReachableViaWiFi) && (internetStatus != ReachableViaWWAN))
    {
        /// Create an alert if connection doesn't work
        UIAlertView *myAlert = [[UIAlertView alloc]initWithTitle:@"No Internet Connection"   message:NSLocalizedString(@"InternetMessage", nil)delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"Ok" otherButtonTitles:nil];
        [myAlert show];
        [myAlert release];
    }
    else
    {
         NSLog(@"INTERNET IS CONNECT");
    }
}

Answer 24

To do this yourself is extremely simple. The following method will work. Just be sure to not allow a hostname protocol such as HTTP, HTTPS, etc. to be passed in with the name.

-(BOOL)hasInternetConnection:(NSString*)urlAddress
{
    SCNetworkReachabilityRef ref = SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithName(kCFAllocatorDefault, [urlAddress UTF8String]);
    SCNetworkReachabilityFlags flags;
    if (!SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(ref, &flags))
    {
        return NO;
    }
    return flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsReachable;
}

It is quick simple and painless.

Answer 25

There is also another method to check Internet connection using the iPhone SDK.

Try to implement the following code for the network connection.

#import <SystemConfiguration/SystemConfiguration.h>
#include <netdb.h>

/**
     Checking for network availability. It returns
     YES if the network is available.
*/
+ (BOOL) connectedToNetwork
{

    // Create zero addy
    struct sockaddr_in zeroAddress;
    bzero(&zeroAddress, sizeof(zeroAddress));
    zeroAddress.sin_len = sizeof(zeroAddress);
    zeroAddress.sin_family = AF_INET;

    // Recover reachability flags
    SCNetworkReachabilityRef defaultRouteReachability =
        SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(NULL, (struct sockaddr *)&zeroAddress);
    SCNetworkReachabilityFlags flags;

    BOOL didRetrieveFlags = SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability, &flags);
    CFRelease(defaultRouteReachability);

    if (!didRetrieveFlags)
    {
        printf("Error. Could not recover network reachability flags\n");
        return NO;
    }

    BOOL isReachable = ((flags & kSCNetworkFlagsReachable) != 0);
    BOOL needsConnection = ((flags & kSCNetworkFlagsConnectionRequired) != 0);

    return (isReachable && !needsConnection) ? YES : NO;
}

Answer 26

Get the Reachabilty class from https://github.com/tonymillion/Reachability, add the system configuration framework in your project, do import Reachability.h in your class and implement the custom methods as below:

- (BOOL)isConnectedToInternet
{
    //return NO; // Force for offline testing
    Reachability *hostReach = [Reachability reachabilityForInternetConnection];
    NetworkStatus netStatus = [hostReach currentReachabilityStatus];
    return !(netStatus == NotReachable);
}

Answer 27

The Reachability class is OK to find out if the Internet connection is available to a device or not...

But in case of accessing an intranet resource:

Pinging the intranet server with the reachability class always returns true.

So a quick solution in this scenario would be to create a web method called pingme along with other webmethods on the service. The pingme should return something.

So I wrote the following method on common functions

-(BOOL)PingServiceServer
{
    NSURL *url=[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.serveraddress/service.asmx/Ping"];

    NSMutableURLRequest *urlReq=[NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url];

    [urlReq setTimeoutInterval:10];

    NSURLResponse *response;

    NSError *error = nil;

    NSData *receivedData = [NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:urlReq
                                                 returningResponse:&response
                                                             error:&error];
    NSLog(@"receivedData:%@",receivedData);

    if (receivedData !=nil)
    {
        return YES;
    }
    else
    {
        NSLog(@"Data is null");
        return NO;
    }
}

The above method was so useful for me, so whenever I try to send some data to the server I always check the reachability of my intranet resource using this low timeout URLRequest.

Answer 28

First download the reachability class and put reachability.h and reachabilty.m file in your Xcode.

The best way is to make a common Functions class (NSObject) so that you can use it any class. These are two methods for a network connection reachability check:

+(BOOL) reachabiltyCheck
{
    NSLog(@"reachabiltyCheck");
    BOOL status =YES;
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                          selector:@selector(reachabilityChanged:)
                                          name:kReachabilityChangedNotification
                                          object:nil];
    Reachability * reach = [Reachability reachabilityForInternetConnection];
    NSLog(@"status : %d",[reach currentReachabilityStatus]);
    if([reach currentReachabilityStatus]==0)
    {
        status = NO;
        NSLog(@"network not connected");
    }
    reach.reachableBlock = ^(Reachability * reachability)
    {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        });
    };
    reach.unreachableBlock = ^(Reachability * reachability)
    {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        });
    };
    [reach startNotifier];
    return status;
}

+(BOOL)reachabilityChanged:(NSNotification*)note
{
    BOOL status =YES;
    NSLog(@"reachabilityChanged");
    Reachability * reach = [note object];
    NetworkStatus netStatus = [reach currentReachabilityStatus];
    switch (netStatus)
    {
        case NotReachable:
            {
                status = NO;
                NSLog(@"Not Reachable");
            }
            break;

        default:
            {
                if (!isSyncingReportPulseFlag)
                {
                    status = YES;
                    isSyncingReportPulseFlag = TRUE;
                    [DatabaseHandler checkForFailedReportStatusAndReSync];
                }
            }
            break;
    }
    return status;
}

+ (BOOL) connectedToNetwork
{
    // Create zero addy
    struct sockaddr_in zeroAddress;
    bzero(&zeroAddress, sizeof(zeroAddress));
    zeroAddress.sin_len = sizeof(zeroAddress);
    zeroAddress.sin_family = AF_INET;

    // Recover reachability flags
    SCNetworkReachabilityRef defaultRouteReachability = SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(NULL, (struct sockaddr *)&zeroAddress);
    SCNetworkReachabilityFlags flags;
    BOOL didRetrieveFlags = SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability, &flags);
    CFRelease(defaultRouteReachability);
    if (!didRetrieveFlags)
    {
        NSLog(@"Error. Could not recover network reachability flags");
        return NO;
    }
    BOOL isReachable = flags & kSCNetworkFlagsReachable;
    BOOL needsConnection = flags & kSCNetworkFlagsConnectionRequired;
    BOOL nonWiFi = flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsTransientConnection;
    NSURL *testURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.apple.com/"];
    NSURLRequest *testRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:testURL  cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData timeoutInterval:20.0];
    NSURLConnection *testConnection = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:testRequest delegate:self];
    return ((isReachable && !needsConnection) || nonWiFi) ? (testConnection ? YES : NO) : NO;
}

Now you can check network connection in any class by calling this class method.

Answer 29

- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    NSString *URL = [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.google.com"]];

    return (URL != NULL ) ? YES : NO;
}

Or use the Reachability class.

There are two ways to check Internet availability using the iPhone SDK:

1. Check the Google page is opened or not.

2. Reachability Class

For more information, please refer to Reachability (Apple Developer).

Answer 30

Here's a very simple answer:

NSURL *scriptUrl = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.google.com/m"];
NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:scriptUrl];
if (data)
    NSLog(@"Device is connected to the Internet");
else
    NSLog(@"Device is not connected to the Internet");

The URL should point to an extremely small website. I use Google's mobile website here, but if I had a reliable web server I'd upload a small file with just one character in it for maximum speed.

If checking whether the device is somehow connected to the Internet is everything you want to do, I'd definitely recommend using this simple solution. If you need to know how the user is connected, using Reachability is the way to go.

Careful: This will briefly block your thread while it loads the website. In my case, this wasn't a problem, but you should consider this (credits to Brad for pointing this out).