Permission Denial: not allowed to send broadcast android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE

Question

I am trying to programmatically set the aeroplane mode on.

Settings.System.putInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 1);

Intent aeroPlaneIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED);
aeroPlaneIntent.putExtra("state", true);
context.sendBroadcast(aeroPlaneIntent);

Setting the Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON is failing as if I check the status it returns 0 (OFF)

Trying to broadcast the intent it raises the following exception:

03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start receiver com.example.toggleaeroplanemode.AeroplaneModeReceiver: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: not allowed to send broadcast android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE from pid=1579, uid=10050
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2431)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:141)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1332)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5103)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:737)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579): Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: not allowed to send broadcast android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE from pid=1579, uid=10050
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1431)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1385)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.broadcastIntent(ActivityManagerNative.java:2224)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.app.ContextImpl.sendBroadcast(ContextImpl.java:1046)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.content.ContextWrapper.sendBroadcast(ContextWrapper.java:344)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.content.ContextWrapper.sendBroadcast(ContextWrapper.java:344)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at com.example.toggleaeroplanemode.AeroplaneModeReceiver.onReceive(AeroplaneModeReceiver.java:31) 
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2424)
03-12 07:01:18.747: E/AndroidRuntime(1579):     ... 10 more

Is there a way to set the airplane mode ON/OFF? Please help

Solution

For little info:

Use this Permission first..

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

further info: Just check this conversation

Comments

[CommonsWare]

Note that only apps installed on the system partition (e.g., by rooted device users) or by apps signed by the signing key that signed the firmware. Ordinary SDK apps cannot modify the state of airplane mode.

[Mule]

Thank you for your help. Sorry I had that permission set, I should have mentioned it. But the conversation you pointed out it was very helpful. It looks like following this path will lead me nowhere as Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED is a protected intent.

[yasinkafadar]

In Android 5.0 when i trying to send broadcast (ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED), i got a security exception. I put all requried permissions and my application is a system application.

[MaxF]

Permission android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS is not a changeable permission type