How to set the AIRPLANE_MODE_ON to "True" or ON?

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I am planning to drop a call and I find this as one of workaround for that. How do I activate the airplane mode via code?

This way I will drop the call based on some event.

Please note that toggling airplane mode on/off is no longer possible as of Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean major release 1). This is because Google has adopted a BANDAGE solution to address shortcomings in Android instead of re-examining its security model. — ChuongPham, Nov 24 '12 at 17:07

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 27 '13 at 07:19

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See the blog article Android: Controlling Airplane Mode ,

Works only upto API 16

// Toggle airplane mode.
Settings.System.putInt(
      context.getContentResolver(),
      Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, isEnabled ? 0 : 1);

// Post an intent to reload.
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED);
intent.putExtra("state", !isEnabled);
sendBroadcast(intent);

where isEnabled is whether airplane mode is enabled or not.

edited Feb 27 '13 at 07:19

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answered Jul 14 '10 at 18:35

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I was not able to deploy it. Does this code go in Broadcastreceiver class – David Prun Jul 14 '10 at 21:18
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It goes wherever you need it to to perform the action. Don't forget you need the WRITE_SETTINGS permission to do this, though. – Jess Jul 15 '10 at 05:08
I am still getting errors like Settings.System cannot be resolved – David Prun Jul 15 '10 at 21:01
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Keep in mind that you need: `` in your manifest.xml for this to work. – Tommie Jul 29 '12 at 11:19
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Is there any alternative way to do that on 4.2 and above ? I can't find a way yet. – ransh May 23 '16 at 05:30

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 26 '12 at 20:03

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Please keep in mind that this is no longer possible starting from Android 4.2 and above.

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.Global.html#AIRPLANE_MODE_ON

answered Nov 26 '12 at 20:03

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 09 '12 at 10:16

  public static boolean getAirplaneMode(Context context) {
      try {
      int airplaneModeSetting = Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON);
      return airplaneModeSetting==1?true:false;
    } catch (SettingNotFoundException e) {
      return false;
    }
  }

Vic · Answer 4 · 2021-08-19T09:39:47.533

You can do this:

        int mode = isEnable ? 1 : 0;
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec("settings put global airplane_mode_on "+mode);
        SystemClock.sleep(2000);
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED);
        intent.putExtra("state", isEnable);
        this.sendBroadcast(intent);

shell uid can change airplane_mode_on ,but send ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED need permission (need to be system uid)

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />

How to set the AIRPLANE_MODE_ON to "True" or ON?

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