Is there a way to change to a specified date?

Question

I want to know if is there a way to change to a specified date, launch an intent of an app and seconds later, turn the automatic date programmatically.

Change System Date
Launch an intent
Turn back the automatic date of the carrier

Thanks, Could It be possible?

I want to make an app with this purpose: 1. Change the system date. 2. Launch an Intent. 3. Restore the automatic date of the Settings. I don't know how to do the steps 1 and 3. — Víctor Martín, Jul 07 '14 at 09:52
step 1 : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6584772/is-possible-to-set-system-datetime-from-my-android-app — MilapTank, Jul 07 '14 at 09:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 07 '14 at 09:54

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Yes it is possible to get the time from the Network Provider. You may use this code. There are plenty of other solutions that you will find, if you Google it.

 LocationManager locMan = (LocationManager) activity.getSystemService(activity.LOCATION_SERVICE);
long networkTS = locMan.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER).getTime();

answered Jul 07 '14 at 09:54

Rahul Sharma

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Thanks Rahul, but what about step 1? Change the system date. Could It be possible? – Víctor Martín Jul 07 '14 at 09:58
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I think this post has an answer http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1332269/how-to-set-mobile-system-time-and-date-in-android – Rahul Sharma Jul 07 '14 at 10:04
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It's not possible :S at least on not rooted phones :S – Víctor Martín Jul 07 '14 at 10:12
Yes, you're right Victor, only a System user can change system time, you need the SET_TIME permission and that permission is granted by system only to applications that are in the Android system image. – Rahul Sharma Jul 07 '14 at 10:15
If I use a library like RootTools, Could I make this possible? – Víctor Martín Jul 07 '14 at 10:23
I am afraid this will not help you. roottools will work only for the Rooted Android devices. This library is design to help user to use root operations easily. – Rahul Sharma Jul 07 '14 at 10:30
Yes, I have assumed that only work on rooted phones. Then for rooted phones I can get it? – Víctor Martín Jul 07 '14 at 10:32
Victor, may I know the situation where you need to change the Date Time, so we can find a better solution? – Rahul Sharma Jul 07 '14 at 10:38

Is there a way to change to a specified date?

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