Network & Connectivity Android 4.2+ (API 17+) Risk: MODIFIES_DEVICE

Toggle Airplane Mode

Enables or disables system-wide Airplane mode and broadcasts the state change.

Command Syntax

adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_on
Generic Syntax: settings put global airplane_mode_on <1|0> && am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE

Options & Parameters

Flag Description
1 Enable airplane mode.
0 Disable airplane mode.

Real-World Usage Examples

Turn Airplane mode ON
Turns on airplane mode.
adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_on 1 && adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE
Output:
Broadcasting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE }
Broadcast completed: result=0
Turn Airplane mode OFF
Turns off airplane mode.
adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_on 0 && adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE
Output:
Broadcasting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE }
Broadcast completed: result=0