[Bug]: Adnroid Emulator on first start hasInternetAccess returns false

[umair9430]

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Bug Description

When running the app on Android Emulator immediately after first install / cold start, my connectivity check (hasInternetAccess / isConnected) returns false, even though:
• WebSocket connects successfully
• Firebase initializes successfully
• Actual internet is clearly available

This behavior only occurs on Android Emulator.

On other platforms:
• ✅ Real Android device → works correctly
• ✅ iOS Simulator → works correctlysteps

Steps to Reproduce

1.	Cold boot Android Emulator
2.	Install the app (fresh install)
3.	Launch the app
4.	Wait for app initialization
•	Firebase connects
•	WebSocket connects
5.	Trigger connectivity check (hasInternetAccess / isConnected)
6.	Observe returned value

Expected Behavior

When the device/emulator has an active internet connection:
• hasInternetAccess / isConnected should return true
• Especially when other network services (WebSocket, Firebase) are already connected
• Behavior should be consistent across platforms:
• Android Emulator
• Real Android devices
• iOS Simulator

The first connectivity check after app install or cold start should not produce a false negative.

Actual Behavior

On Android Emulator (first app launch after fresh install or cold boot):
• hasInternetAccess / isConnected returns false
• At the same time:
• WebSocket connects successfully
• Firebase initializes successfully
• Retrying the same connectivity check or restarting the app returns true

This issue does not occur on real Android devices or iOS Simulator.

Package Version

2.9.1+2

Platform(s)

Android

Flutter Channel

stable

Flutter Doctor Output

[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.38.3, on macOS 15.3 24D60 darwin-arm64, locale en-PT) [611ms]
    • Flutter version 3.38.3 on channel stable at /Users/umair.k/Developer/flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 19074d12f7 (2 months ago), 2025-11-20 17:53:13 -0500
    • Engine revision 13e658725d
    • Dart version 3.10.1
    • DevTools version 2.51.1
    • Feature flags: enable-web, enable-linux-desktop, enable-macos-desktop, enable-windows-desktop, enable-android, enable-ios, cli-animations, enable-native-assets, omit-legacy-version-file, enable-lldb-debugging

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 36.0.0-rc4) [1,590ms]
    • Android SDK at /Users/umair.k/Library/Android/sdk
    • Emulator version 35.3.11.0 (build_id 12836668) (CL:N/A)
    • Platform android-36, build-tools 36.0.0-rc4
    • Java binary at: /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jbr/Contents/Home/bin/java
      This is the JDK bundled with the latest Android Studio installation on this machine.
      To manually set the JDK path, use: `flutter config --jdk-dir="path/to/jdk"`.
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 21.0.4+-12422083-b607.1)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

Minimal Reproduction Code

sealed class InternetConnectivityGuard {
  Future<void> ensureConnectedToInternet();
}

class InternetConnectivityGuardImpl implements InternetConnectivityGuard {
  InternetConnectivityGuardImpl({
    required NetworkInfoService networkInfo,
  }) : _networkInfo = networkInfo;

  final NetworkInfoService _networkInfo;

  @override
  Future<void> ensureConnectedToInternet() async {
    final bool isConnected = await _networkInfo.isConnected;
    if (!isConnected) {
      final String message =
          getItInstance.isRegistered<InternetFailureMessage>()
              ? getItInstance<InternetFailureMessage>().text
              : _Constants.noInternetConnectionMessage;
      throw NoInternetException(
        message: message,
      );
    }
  }
}

sealed class NetworkInfoService {
  Future<bool> get isConnected;
}

class NetworkInfoServiceImpl implements NetworkInfoService {
  NetworkInfoServiceImpl({
    required Connectivity connectivity,
    required InternetConnection checker,
  })  : _connectivity = connectivity,
        _checker = checker;

  final Connectivity _connectivity;
  final InternetConnection _checker;

  @override
  Future<bool> get isConnected async {
    final List<ConnectivityResult> result =
        await _connectivity.checkConnectivity();

    final bool hasNetwork = result.contains(ConnectivityResult.wifi) ||
        result.contains(ConnectivityResult.mobile) ||
        result.contains(ConnectivityResult.vpn);
    if (!hasNetwork) {
      return false;
    }
    return _checker.hasInternetAccess;
  }
}

Relevant Log Output

Device/Network Information

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