diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java
index 7241596e..866d1f38 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java
@@ -124,15 +124,20 @@ public class IITC_WebView extends WebView {
         }
     }
 
-    @TargetApi(16)
+    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN)
     private boolean isConnectedToWifi() {
         ConnectivityManager conMan = (ConnectivityManager) getContext()
                 .getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
         NetworkInfo wifi = conMan.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);
+        // since jelly bean you can mark wifi networks as mobile hotspots
+        // settings -> data usage -> menu -> mobile hotspots
+        // ConnectivityManager.isActiveNetworkMeter returns if the currently used wifi-network
+        // is ticked as mobile hotspot or not.
+        // --> IITC_WebView.isConnectedToWifi should return 'false' if connected to mobile hotspot
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
-            return wifi.getState() == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED && !conMan.isActiveNetworkMetered();
+            return ((wifi.getState() == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED) && !conMan.isActiveNetworkMetered());
         }
-        return wifi.getState() == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED;
+        return (wifi.getState() == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED);
     }
 
     public void disableJS(boolean val) {