diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index 7f9a72e2b..eee46e931 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\action-bar-demo\pages\data-binding.ts">
       <DependentUpon>data-binding.xml</DependentUpon>
     </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\connectivity-demo\app.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\connectivity-demo\main-page.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>main-page.xml</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\list-view-demo\app.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\list-view-demo\main-page.ts">
       <DependentUpon>main-page.xml</DependentUpon>
@@ -98,6 +102,9 @@
     <Content Include="apps\action-bar-demo\pages\center-view-segmented.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\action-bar-demo\pages\center-view.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\action-bar-demo\pages\data-binding.xml" />
+    <Content Include="apps\connectivity-demo\main-page.xml">
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </Content>
     <Content Include="apps\list-view-demo\another-page.xml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </Content>
@@ -177,6 +184,7 @@
       <DependentUpon>location-example.xml</DependentUpon>
     </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\app\style_props.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\connectivity-tests.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\console-tests.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\file-name-resolver-tests\file-name-resolver-tests.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\frame-tests.ts" />
@@ -298,8 +306,18 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\ui-tests-app\web-view\webview.ts">
       <DependentUpon>webview.xml</DependentUpon>
     </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="connectivity\connectivity-common.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>connectivity.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="es-collections.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="es6-promise.d.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="connectivity\connectivity.android.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>connectivity.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="connectivity\connectivity.d.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="connectivity\connectivity.ios.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>connectivity.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="file-system\file-name-resolver.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="file-system\file-name-resolver.ts">
       <DependentUpon>file-name-resolver.d.ts</DependentUpon>
@@ -1693,6 +1711,12 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
     <Content Include="xhr\Readme.md" />
+    <Content Include="connectivity\package.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="apps\connectivity-demo\package.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <None Include="js-libs\esprima\LICENSE.BSD" />
     <Content Include="source-control.md" />
     <Content Include="ui\segmented-bar\package.json">
@@ -1784,7 +1808,7 @@
           <SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>False</SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>
         </WebProjectProperties>
       </FlavorProperties>
-      <UserProperties ui_2layouts_2wrap-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2grid-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2dock-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2absolute-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2linear-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2web-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2content-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2gallery-app_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2absolute-layout-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2editable-text-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2scroll-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" />
+      <UserProperties ui_2scroll-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2editable-text-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2absolute-layout-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2gallery-app_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2content-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2web-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2linear-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2absolute-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2dock-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2grid-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2wrap-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" />
     </VisualStudio>
   </ProjectExtensions>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/apps/connectivity-demo/app.ts b/apps/connectivity-demo/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb572300b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/connectivity-demo/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import application = require("application");
+application.mainModule = "main-page";
+application.start();
diff --git a/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.ts b/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ee364995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import connectivity = require("connectivity");
+
+export function onGetConnectionType(args) {
+    var connectionType = connectivity.getConnectionType();
+    switch (connectionType) {
+        case connectivity.connectionType.none:
+            args.object.text = "No connection";
+            break;
+        case connectivity.connectionType.wifi:
+            args.object.text = "WiFi connection";
+            break;
+        case connectivity.connectionType.mobile:
+            args.object.text = "Mobile connection";
+            break;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.xml b/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2695f1ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<Page xmlns="http://www.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" navigatedTo="onNavigatedTo">
+  <StackLayout>
+    <Button text="Get Connection Type" tap="onGetConnectionType" style.fontSize="30"/>
+  </StackLayout>
+</Page>
diff --git a/apps/connectivity-demo/package.json b/apps/connectivity-demo/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d093acf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/connectivity-demo/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "name" : "connectivity-demo",
+  "main" : "app.js" }
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diff --git a/apps/tests/connectivity-tests.ts b/apps/tests/connectivity-tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31227633c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tests/connectivity-tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// <snippet module="connectivity" title="connectivity">
+// # Connectivity
+// Obtaining connectivity information requires the "connectivity" module.
+// ``` JavaScript
+import connectivity = require("connectivity");
+// ```
+// </snippet>
+
+export var test_DummyTestForSnippetOnly0 = function () {
+    // <snippet module="connectivity" title="connectivity">
+    // ### Getting connection type
+    // ``` JavaScript
+    var connectionType = connectivity.getConnectionType();
+    switch (connectionType) {
+        case connectivity.connectionType.none:
+            ////console.log("No connection");
+            break;
+        case connectivity.connectionType.wifi:
+            ////console.log("WiFi connection");
+            break;
+        case connectivity.connectionType.mobile:
+            ////console.log("Mobile connection");
+            break;
+    }
+    // ```
+    // </snippet>
+}
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diff --git a/apps/tests/testRunner.ts b/apps/tests/testRunner.ts
index 63178d4f5..f9facf84a 100644
--- a/apps/tests/testRunner.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/testRunner.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ allTests["HTML-VIEW"] = require("./ui/html-view/html-view-tests");
 allTests["WEAK-EVENTS"] = require("./weak-event-listener-tests");
 allTests["REPEATER"] = require("./ui/repeater/repeater-tests");
 allTests["SEARCH-BAR"] = require('./ui/search-bar/search-bar-tests');
+allTests["CONNECTIVITY"] = require("./connectivity-tests");
 
 if (!isRunningOnEmulator()) {
     allTests["LOCATION"] = require("./location-tests");
diff --git a/connectivity/connectivity-common.ts b/connectivity/connectivity-common.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bff17c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connectivity/connectivity-common.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export module connectionType {
+    export var none = 0;
+    export var wifi = 1;
+    export var mobile = 2;
+}
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diff --git a/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts b/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5acc2c43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import appModule = require("application");
+import common = require("connectivity/connectivity-common");
+
+declare var exports;
+require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+
+var WIFI = "WIFI";
+var MOBILE = "MOBILE";
+
+function getActiveNetworkInfo(): android.net.NetworkInfo {
+    if (!appModule.android || !appModule.android.context) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return appModule.android.context.getSystemService(android.content.Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE).getActiveNetworkInfo();
+}
+
+export function getConnectionType(): number {
+    var activeNetworkInfo = getActiveNetworkInfo();
+    if (!activeNetworkInfo || !activeNetworkInfo.isConnected()) {
+        return common.connectionType.none;
+    }
+
+    var connectionType = activeNetworkInfo.getTypeName();
+    switch (connectionType) {
+        case WIFI:
+            return common.connectionType.wifi;
+        case MOBILE:
+            return common.connectionType.mobile;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/connectivity/connectivity.d.ts b/connectivity/connectivity.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..595f9e7aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connectivity/connectivity.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * Contains connectivity utility methods.
+ */
+declare module "connectivity" {
+    /**
+     * Gets the type of connection.
+     * Returns a value from the connectivity.connectionType enumeration.
+     */
+    export function getConnectionType(): number;
+
+    /**
+     * Defines the different connection types.
+     */
+    export module connectionType {
+        /**
+         * Denotes no connection.
+         */
+        export var none: number;
+
+        /**
+         * Denotes a WiFi connection.
+         */
+        export var wifi: number;
+
+        /**
+         * Denotes a mobile connection, i.e. cellular network or WAN
+         */
+        export var mobile: number;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts b/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59a1dd385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import common = require("connectivity/connectivity-common");
+
+declare var exports;
+require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+
+declare var sockaddr;
+
+function getNetworkReachability(host?: string): any {
+    if (host) {
+        return SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithName(null, host);
+    }
+    else {
+        var zeroAddress = new interop.Reference(sockaddr, {
+            sa_len: 16,
+            sa_family: 2
+        });
+        return SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(null, zeroAddress);
+    }
+}
+
+function getReachabilityFlags(host?: string): number {
+    var reachability = getNetworkReachability(host);
+    var flagsRef = new interop.Reference<number>();
+    var gotFlags = SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(reachability, flagsRef);
+    CFRelease(reachability);
+    if (!gotFlags) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    return flagsRef.value;
+}
+
+function getConnectionTypeToHost(host?: string): number {
+    var flags = getReachabilityFlags(host);
+    if (!flags) {
+        return common.connectionType.none;
+    }
+
+    var isReachable = flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsReachable;
+    var connectionRequired = flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsConnectionRequired;
+    if (!isReachable || connectionRequired) {
+        return common.connectionType.none;
+    }
+
+    var isWWAN = flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsIsWWAN;
+    if (isWWAN) {
+        return common.connectionType.mobile;
+    }
+
+    return common.connectionType.wifi;
+}
+
+export function getConnectionType(): number {
+    return getConnectionTypeToHost();
+}
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diff --git a/connectivity/package.json b/connectivity/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2671ae61f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connectivity/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "name" : "connectivity",
+  "main" : "connectivity.js" }
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