1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/network/Network.java b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/network/Network.java
index eb6a6ac..5a8cbb2 100644
--- a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/network/Network.java
+++ b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/network/Network.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
+import android.net.NetworkInfo;
 import android.net.Uri;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -471,4 +474,19 @@ public abstract class Network {
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if the device has network connection.
+     * 
+     * @param context
+     *            context of the application, cannot be null
+     * 
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the device is connected to the network.
+     */
+    public static boolean isNetworkConnected(Context context) {
+        ConnectivityManager conMan = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
+        NetworkInfo activeNetwork = conMan.getActiveNetworkInfo();
+
+        return activeNetwork != null && activeNetwork.isConnected();
+    }
+
 }