There exist a simple workaround on rooted devices. To enable Airplane Mode the following root shell commands can be used: settings put global airplane_mode_on 1 am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE –ez state true To disable Airplane Mode these root shell commands can be used: settings put global airplane_mode_on 0 am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE –ez state false … Read more
It is not possible to do this with the public APIs, which means that Apple won’t approve an app for the App Store that does this. Of course, you generally shouldn’t do this anyway. I’m curious to hear the reason you had in mind.
/** * Gets the state of Airplane Mode. * * @param context * @return true if enabled. */ private static boolean isAirplaneModeOn(Context context) { return Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0; }
This answer contains code necessary to do this. Also make sure you have the WRITE_SETTINGS permission. Adapted from Controlling Airplane Mode: // read the airplane mode setting boolean isEnabled = Settings.System.getInt( getContentResolver(), Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) == 1; // toggle airplane mode Settings.System.putInt( getContentResolver(), Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, isEnabled ? 0 : 1); // Post an intent to reload Intent … Read more