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

Answer 1

For little info:

Use this Permission first..

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

further info: Just check this conversation