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Android : how to programatically determine whether the system has a 3G/4G radio?

I am programming a Nexus 7 and need to determine whether the system has a 3G/4G radio or not. How do I do that?

Solution

  • Use TelephonyManager.getPhoneType (). Returned values are 

    PHONE_TYPE_NONE
PHONE_TYPE_GSM
PHONE_TYPE_CDMA
PHONE_TYPE_SIP

    Checking if CDMA or GSM should work