2 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
index 65b437d36bd9..69e1029a4f51 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ interface IWifiManager
 
     void setWifiApEnabled(in WifiConfiguration wifiConfig, boolean enable);
 
+    boolean startSoftAp(in WifiConfiguration wifiConfig);
+
+    boolean stopSoftAp();
+
     int getWifiApEnabledState();
 
     WifiConfiguration getWifiApConfiguration();
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
index b79ecdd40d90..ae8a224e87be 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package android.net.wifi;
 
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.SdkConstant;
 import android.annotation.SdkConstant.SdkConstantType;
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
@@ -1717,6 +1718,39 @@ public class WifiManager {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Start SoftAp mode with the specified configuration.
+     * Note that starting in access point mode disables station
+     * mode operation
+     * @param wifiConfig SSID, security and channel details as
+     *        part of WifiConfiguration
+     * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public boolean startSoftAp(@Nullable WifiConfiguration wifiConfig) {
+        try {
+            return mService.startSoftAp(wifiConfig);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stop SoftAp mode.
+     * Note that stopping softap mode will restore the previous wifi mode.
+     * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public boolean stopSoftAp() {
+        try {
+            return mService.stopSoftAp();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Gets the Wi-Fi enabled state.
      * @return One of {@link #WIFI_AP_STATE_DISABLED},
      *         {@link #WIFI_AP_STATE_DISABLING}, {@link #WIFI_AP_STATE_ENABLED},