Windows 10 UWP - How to check if Cellular data is enabled? - windows-10-universal

Question

In Windows 10 UWP, how can I check if cellular data is enabled ?
I don't want to know what type is my current internet connection (NetworkInformation.GetInternetConnectionProfile()), I want to know if the cellular data radio is activated.
I think in Windows 8, we can do it using DeviceNetworkInformation.IsCellularDataEnabled, is there an equivalent for Windows 10 UWP ?
Thank you.

Answer 1

you can check this using NetworkInformation Class
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows.networking.connectivity.networkinformation.getinternetconnectionprofile.aspx
ConnectionProfile networkProfile= NetworkInformation.GetInternetConnectionProfile();
if (networkProfile.IsWwanConnectionProfile)
{
WwanDataClass connection = networkProfile.WwanConnectionProfileDetails.GetCurrentDataClass();
}

Answer 2

I'm not sure if this will do exactly what you want, but I think you can try calling MobileBroabandAccount.AvailableNetworkAccountIds and select the first in range to get your default network account id. Then call MobileBroadbandAccount.CreateFromNetworkAccountId on that network account id and try using MobileBroadbandNetwork.NetworkRegistrationState on that network. See the MobileBroadbandNetwork documentation here and the possible fields here.
Here's my example:
Debug.WriteLine("Current network registration state is: " + MobileBroadbandAccount.CreateFromNetworkAccountId(MobileBroadbandAccount.AvailableNetworkAccountIds[0]).CurrentNetwork.NetworkRegistrationState);
I think that if your cellular data is disabled the result of this call will be Deregistered. I don't have a windows phone, but this is the case on my Windows desktop with a Mobile Broadband USB stick.
I know it's kinda of a work-around, but I'm not sure of any other way to just check if cellular data is enabled. Hope this helps in some way.
Edit
I did some more searching and found this similar thread here.
You should be able to use the answer there to solve your problem.