Provides classes to create peer-to-peer (P2P) connections with Wi-Fi Direct.

Using these APIs, you can discover and connect to other devices when each device supports Wi-Fi Direct, then communicate over a speedy connection across distances much longer than a Bluetooth connection. The primary class you need to work with is Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pManager, which you can acquire by calling Android.App.Activity.getSystemService(java.lang.String). The Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pManager includes APIs that allow you to:

• Initialize your application for P2P connections by calling Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pManager.Initialize(Android.Content.Context, Android.OS.Looper, Android.OS.Looper)
• Discover nearby devices by calling Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pManager.DiscoverPeers(.Channel, .IActionListener)
• Start a P2P connection by calling Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pManager.Connect(.Channel, Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pConfig, Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pConfig)
• And more

Several other interfaces and classes are necessary as well, such as:

• The NoType:android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager$ActionListener;Href=../../../../../reference/android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager.ActionListener.html interface allows you to receive callbacks when an operation such as discovering peers or connecting to them succeeds or fails.
• NoType:android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager$PeerListListener;Href=../../../../../reference/android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager.PeerListListener.html interface allows you to receive information about discovered peers. The callback provides a Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pDeviceList, from which you can retrieve a Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pDevice object for each device within range and get information such as the device name, address, device type, the WPS configurations the device supports, and more.
• The NoType:android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager$GroupInfoListener;Href=../../../../../reference/android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager.GroupInfoListener.html interface allows you to receive information about a P2P group. The callback provides a Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pGroup object, which provides group information such as the owner, the network name, and passphrase.
• NoType:android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager$ConnectionInfoListener;Href=../../../../../reference/android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager.ConnectionInfoListener.html interface allows you to receive information about the current connection. The callback provides a Android.Net.Wifi.P2p.WifiP2pInfo object, which has information such as whether a group has been formed and who is the group owner.

In order to use the Wi-Fi P2P APIs, your app must request the following user permissions:

• NoType:android/Manifest$permission;Href=../../../../../reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
• NoType:android/Manifest$permission;Href=../../../../../reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
• NoType:android/Manifest$permission;Href=../../../../../reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INTERNET (although your app doesn’t technically connect to the Internet, communicating to Wi-Fi Direct peers with standard java sockets requires Internet permission).

For example code, see the Wi-Fi Direct Demo sample application.

Note: Not all Android-powered devices support Wi-Fi Direct. If your application uses Wi-Fi Direct, declare so with a <uses-feature> element in the manifest file:

<manifest ...>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.wifi.direct" />
    ...
</manifest>