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Added in API level 26

Summary: Ctors | Inherited Methods

NetworkSpecifier

Kotlin |Java

public abstract class NetworkSpecifier
extends Object

java.lang.Object
↳	android.net.NetworkSpecifier

Known direct subclasses

EthernetNetworkSpecifier, L2capNetworkSpecifier, TelephonyNetworkSpecifier, WifiAwareNetworkSpecifier, WifiNetworkSpecifier

EthernetNetworkSpecifier	A `NetworkSpecifier` used to identify ethernet interfaces.
L2capNetworkSpecifier	A `NetworkSpecifier` used to identify an L2CAP network over BLE.
TelephonyNetworkSpecifier	NetworkSpecifier object for cellular network request.
WifiAwareNetworkSpecifier	Network specifier object used to request a Wi-Fi Aware network.
WifiNetworkSpecifier	Network specifier object used to request a Wi-Fi network.

Describes specific properties of a requested network for use in a NetworkRequest. This as an abstract class. Applications shouldn't instantiate this class by themselves, but can obtain instances of subclasses of this class via other APIs.

Summary

Public constructors
`NetworkSpecifier()` Create a placeholder object.

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Public constructors

NetworkSpecifier

Added in API level 29

public NetworkSpecifier ()

Create a placeholder object. Please use subclasses of this class in a NetworkRequest to request a network.

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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.

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