Native: tried calling Network.type, but the Network plugin is not installed.

[gabeta]

I use network information on my project.
Ionic info:
Cordova CLI: 6.5.0
Ionic Framework Version: 2.2.0
Ionic CLI Version: 2.2.2
Ionic App Lib Version: 2.2.1
Ionic App Scripts Version: 1.1.4
ios-deploy version: Not installed
ios-sim version: Not installed
OS: Windows 8.1
Node Version: v7.7.3
Xcode version: Not installed

I have followed the instructions in doc.
https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/network/

$ ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-network-information
$ npm install --save @ionic-native/network

But when i make console.log(Network.type) this return null and i this message

Native: tried calling Network.type, but the Network plugin is not installed.
Install the Network plugin: 'ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-network-information

Thanks for helping me to solve this BUG.

[matheusleite]

Same issue here!

[ihadeed]

Is this issue with Ionic Native 2.x?

[gabeta]

Yes ionic native 2.8.1

[ihadeed]

Make sure you have the latest version of cordova-plugin-network-information installed. There is nothing wrong with the Ionic Native definitions. (just checked the v2.x repo that has the code for ionic-native@2.9.0)

cordova plugin rm cordova-plugin-network-information
cordova-plugin add cordova-plugin-network-information@latest

[thiphariel]

You can reopen this because the issue is still there on @ionic-native/core@4.5.3

[viking2917]

I have the same error. Re-installed plugin per the above and still get this error when running in browser via "ionic serve"

ionic.native.js:17007 Native: tried calling Network.type, but the Network plugin is not installed.
ionic.native.js:17012 Install the Network plugin: 'ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-network-information'

Cordova plugin list shows the plugin is in fact installed. This is with Ionic V1.

ionic info

cli packages: (/Users/markwatkins/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules)

@ionic/cli-utils  : 1.19.1
ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.19.1

global packages:

cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0 
Gulp CLI              : CLI version 3.9.1 Local version 3.9.1

local packages:

Cordova Platforms : android 6.4.0 ios 4.5.4
Ionic Framework   : ionic1 1.3.3

System:

Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
ios-deploy        : 1.9.2 
Node              : v8.9.4
npm               : 5.6.0 
OS                : macOS High Sierra
Xcode             : Xcode 9.2 Build version 9C40b 

Environment Variables:

ANDROID_HOME : /Users/markwatkins/Library/Android/sdk

Misc:

backend : pro

Marks-Air-2:newBookship4 markwatkins$ ionic cordova plugin list

cordova plugin ls
cordova-plugin-app-version 0.1.9 "AppVersion"
cordova-plugin-apprate 1.3.0 "AppRate"
cordova-plugin-camera 4.0.2 "Camera"
cordova-plugin-contacts 3.0.1 "Contacts"
cordova-plugin-device 2.0.1 "Device"
cordova-plugin-dialogs 2.0.1 "Notification"
cordova-plugin-facebook4 1.7.4 "Facebook Connect"
cordova-plugin-file 6.0.1 "File"
cordova-plugin-file-transfer 1.7.1 "File Transfer"
cordova-plugin-globalization 1.0.9 "Globalization"
cordova-plugin-google-analytics 1.8.3 "Google Universal Analytics Plugin"
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser 2.0.2 "InAppBrowser"
cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.0.5 "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard"
cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 1.1.16 "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview"
cordova-plugin-media 5.0.2 "Media"
cordova-plugin-network-information 2.0.1 "Network Information"
cordova-plugin-splashscreen 5.0.2 "Splashscreen"
cordova-plugin-statusbar 2.4.1 "StatusBar"
cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.3.3 "Whitelist"
cordova-support-google-services 1.0.0 "cordova-support-google-services"
phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner 7.0.2 "BarcodeScanner"
phonegap-plugin-push 2.1.2 "PushPlugin"

[polfernandez]

this issue should be opened. I still have it

[viking2917]

(After fooling with the below again, I cannot get any variation to work, I think this is the wrong track. I think I am missing something in how to use this plugin in Ionic V1. My usage goes something like:

.run(function($ionicPlatform, $location, $state, $rootScope, $ionicPopup, $http, $timeout, $ionicHistory, $ionicLoading, $cordovaPush, $cordovaMediaPlugin, $cordovaNetwork) {
....
    $ionicPlatform.ready(function() {
	console.log($cordovaNetwork.type);
==> Error

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I noticed a line in another issue (#357) which might be a clue:

@ihadeed said...

Hey there,
This plugin (and a few others) is instance based. You need to do something like the following:
var transfer = new $cordovaTransfer();
transfer.upload(...);

(instead of the traditional syntax of $cordovaTransfer.upload())

And based on this (#86) I am working if Network is one of those instance based plugins? (Incidentally I can find no documentation about which Ionic Native plugins are instance based and so don't use the normal provider syntax reference pattern...)

So I haven't had a chance to try it (worked around this by not using the plugin) but I wonder if something along the lines of

var network = new $cordovaNetwork() 

or

var transfer = new IonicNative.Network();

then...
network.type ....

might work?

[polfernandez]

@viking2917 I tried it but without luck. It still gives the same error msg.

Thanks!

[viking2917]

@polfernandez me too. I really only needed it to detect whether an internet connection was present and a simple workaround of

navigator.onLine

seemed to do the trick for me, with no need for the plugin.

[polfernandez]

@viking2917 thanks for the hint. However, I would like to get the connection speed and I did not find any other alternative.