So I am developing an app which works as device owner on the specific Android device. This app is not available on the play store, but gets transferred with a provisioning app from a different device via NFC. Since those devices will be very specific to certain tasks (scanning NFC tags), I want to enable and disable a few things from the very beginning.
I want to disable sound:
devicePolicyManager.setMasterVolumeMuted(adminComponentName, true);
But this doesn't seem to work at all, but no exception either.
But what I really want to do is enabling mobile Data and Roaming, the SIM cards which we are using support that.
devicePolicyManager.setSecureSetting(adminComponentName, Settings.Global.DATA_ROAMING, String.valueOf(1));
devicePolicyManager.setSecureSetting(adminComponentName,"mobile_data",String.valueOf(1));
But sadly, those two lines of code throw a security exception:
java.lang.SecurityException: Permission denial: Device owners cannot update mobile_data
Interestingly, inserting APNs work (later in the code) Any chance to be able to turn on mobile data and data roaming as a device admin/owner? I mean, thats the whole purpose of being a device admin, right?
Here is the full code for reference: (the parts which make the app crash are commented out)
public static void enableRestrictedAppsAndSettings(Activity activity) {
ComponentName adminComponentName = DeviceAdminReceiver.getComponentName(activity);
DevicePolicyManager devicePolicyManager = (DevicePolicyManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.DEVICE_POLICY_SERVICE);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
// disable keyguard and sound
devicePolicyManager.setKeyguardDisabled(adminComponentName, true);
devicePolicyManager.setMasterVolumeMuted(adminComponentName, true);
devicePolicyManager.setSecureSetting(adminComponentName, Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE, String.valueOf(Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE_HIGH_ACCURACY));
//devicePolicyManager.setSecureSetting(adminComponentName, Settings.Global.DATA_ROAMING, String.valueOf(1));
//devicePolicyManager.setSecureSetting(adminComponentName,"mobile_data",String.valueOf(1));
}
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
if (devicePolicyManager.isDeviceOwnerApp(activity.getApplicationContext().getPackageName())) {
devicePolicyManager.enableSystemApp(adminComponentName,"com.sec.android.app.camera");
devicePolicyManager.clearUserRestriction(adminComponentName, UserManager.DISALLOW_DATA_ROAMING);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
L.debug("KIOSK", "APN");
ApnSetting apn;
TelephonyManager manager = (TelephonyManager)activity.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
if (manager.getSimState() == TelephonyManager.SIM_STATE_READY) {
String mcc = manager.getSimOperator().substring(0, 3);
String mnc = manager.getSimOperator().substring(3);
L.debug("KIOSK " + mcc + " "+mnc);
apn = new ApnSetting.Builder()
.setApnTypeBitmask(ApnSetting.TYPE_DEFAULT)
.setApnName("em")
.setEntryName("em")
.setOperatorNumeric(mcc + mnc) // this is a must its consists from Telephony.Carriers.MCC + Telephony.Carriers.MNC, In my case, I had to pad the MNC with a leading zero
.setProtocol(ApnSetting.PROTOCOL_IPV4V6) // this is a must
.setRoamingProtocol(ApnSetting.PROTOCOL_IPV4V6) // this is a must
.setCarrierEnabled(true)
.build();
devicePolicyManager.removeOverrideApn(adminComponentName,0);
devicePolicyManager.addOverrideApn(adminComponentName, apn);
devicePolicyManager.setOverrideApnsEnabled(adminComponentName, true);
}
}
}
}
Unfortunately the device owner has no access to mobile data status (you're right, weird restriction for the device owner app!).
However, you can still get the mobile data status and force the user to turn it on or off if the status is wrong. Here're the code samples (thanks to Test if background data and packet data is enabled or not).
public static boolean isMobileDataEnabled(Context context) {
ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager)context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
try {
Class clazz = Class.forName(cm.getClass().getName());
Method method = clazz.getDeclaredMethod("getMobileDataEnabled");
method.setAccessible(true); // Make the method callable
// get the setting for "mobile data"
return (Boolean) method.invoke(cm);
} catch (Exception e) {
// Let it will be true by default
return true;
}
}
This code works on Android 5-9 (not tested on Android 10 yet).
So you run a background service which performs this check once per some seconds and requires the user to turn on/off the mobile data in the status bar.
You can see how it is done by cloning this open source Android MDM (this is my project). The method is here: Utils.isMobileDataEnabled(Context context).
I'm developing an Android application which opens a BLE connection between the Android device and a BLE pheripheral (a simple transmitter).
The peripheral is programmed to have multiple reading characterics which I found.
The problem shows up when I try to enable the notification.
The first always returns true, and than it starts to trigger my notify callback, the others always return a false value.
List<BluetoothGattDescriptor> descrittoriDellaChar = getListaDescrittoriDaCharact(charact);
Boolean status = null;
for (int i = 0; i < descrittoriDellaChar.size(); i++) {
BluetoothGattDescriptor TargetDescriptor = descrittoriDellaChar.get(i);
byte[] valore = TargetDescriptor.getValue();
if (valore != BluetoothGattDescriptor.ENABLE_NOTIFICATION_VALUE) {
getCharDiLettura().add(charact);
TargetDescriptor.setValue(BluetoothGattDescriptor.ENABLE_NOTIFICATION_VALUE);
//TargetDescriptor.setValue(BluetoothGattDescriptor.ENABLE_INDICATION_VALUE);
boolean success=false;
while(success==false) {
success = gattGlobale.writeDescriptor(TargetDescriptor);
}
status = gattGlobale.setCharacteristicNotification(charact, true);
}
}
boolean prio= gattGlobale.requestConnectionPriority(gattGlobale.CONNECTION_PRIORITY_HIGH);
I was using the same method since I had just 1 characteristic to read, and now it doesn't work anymore.
Sending read and write requests one after one other synchronously does not work since android only allows one pending GATT operation at a time (that's the reason it returns false). You must somehow enqueue the work and continue sending the next request once the callback (onCharacteristicRead/onCharacteristicWrite/onDescriptorWrite) of the previous request arrives.
In Android M: I am using below code to remove current connected WIFI AP.
void RemoveConnectedNetwork(){
int ID=_wifiManager.getConnectionInfo().getNetworkId();
Log.d("test", "network id = ["+ID+"]");
boolen ret =_wifiManager.removeNetwork(ID);
Log.d("test", "removeNetwork return ="+ret);
_wifiManager.saveConfiguration();
}
but RemoveConnectedNetwork() always returns false.
Although this API was working well in previous releases.
Any solution that can be achieved on this using any other API in Android M?
Thanks.
There are some changes in the Wifi Manager in Android 6.0.
Any Wi-Fi configuration created by an active Device Owner can no longer be modified or deleted by the user if WIFI_DEVICE_OWNER_CONFIGS_LOCKDOWN is non-zero.
The user can still create and modify their own Wi-Fi configurations.
Active Device Owners have the privilege of editing or removing any Wi-Fi configurations, including those not created by them.
Please refer to this link for further details:
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/marshmallow/android-6.0-changes.html
As of Android M apps are not allowed to modify networks that they did not create. Any network can be removed from an app if it is configured by that app itself.
Check the log from "WifiConfigManager" after calling removeNetwork(int), you will get an error like this UID (app UID) does not have permission to delete configuration ("wifi SSID"capabilities)
There are so many reasons for this, refer to the following code and link for further details.
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/net/wifi/+/master/service/java/com/android/server/wifi/WifiConfigManager.java
/**
* Checks if |uid| has permission to modify the provided configuration.
*
* #param config WifiConfiguration object corresponding to the network to be modified.
* #param uid UID of the app requesting the modification.
* #param ignoreLockdown Ignore the configuration lockdown checks for connection attempts.
*/
private boolean canModifyNetwork(WifiConfiguration config, int uid, boolean ignoreLockdown) {
// System internals can always update networks; they're typically only
// making meteredHint or meteredOverride changes
if (uid == Process.SYSTEM_UID) {
return true;
}
// Passpoint configurations are generated and managed by PasspointManager. They can be
// added by either PasspointNetworkEvaluator (for auto connection) or Settings app
// (for manual connection), and need to be removed once the connection is completed.
// Since it is "owned" by us, so always allow us to modify them.
if (config.isPasspoint() && uid == Process.WIFI_UID) {
return true;
}
// EAP-SIM/AKA/AKA' network needs framework to update the anonymous identity provided
// by authenticator back to the WifiConfiguration object.
// Since it is "owned" by us, so always allow us to modify them.
if (config.enterpriseConfig != null
&& uid == Process.WIFI_UID
&& TelephonyUtil.isSimEapMethod(config.enterpriseConfig.getEapMethod())) {
return true;
}
final DevicePolicyManagerInternal dpmi = LocalServices.getService(
DevicePolicyManagerInternal.class);
final boolean isUidDeviceOwner = dpmi != null && dpmi.isActiveAdminWithPolicy(uid,
DeviceAdminInfo.USES_POLICY_DEVICE_OWNER);
// If |uid| corresponds to the device owner, allow all modifications.
if (isUidDeviceOwner) {
return true;
}
final boolean isCreator = (config.creatorUid == uid);
// Check if the |uid| holds the |NETWORK_SETTINGS| permission if the caller asks us to
// bypass the lockdown checks.
if (ignoreLockdown) {
return mWifiPermissionsUtil.checkNetworkSettingsPermission(uid);
}
// Check if device has DPM capability. If it has and |dpmi| is still null, then we
// treat this case with suspicion and bail out.
if (mContext.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_DEVICE_ADMIN)
&& dpmi == null) {
Log.w(TAG, "Error retrieving DPMI service.");
return false;
}
// WiFi config lockdown related logic. At this point we know uid is NOT a Device Owner.
final boolean isConfigEligibleForLockdown = dpmi != null && dpmi.isActiveAdminWithPolicy(
config.creatorUid, DeviceAdminInfo.USES_POLICY_DEVICE_OWNER);
if (!isConfigEligibleForLockdown) {
return isCreator || mWifiPermissionsUtil.checkNetworkSettingsPermission(uid);
}
final ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver();
final boolean isLockdownFeatureEnabled = Settings.Global.getInt(resolver,
Settings.Global.WIFI_DEVICE_OWNER_CONFIGS_LOCKDOWN, 0) != 0;
return !isLockdownFeatureEnabled
&& mWifiPermissionsUtil.checkNetworkSettingsPermission(uid);
}
I have logged Issue 78084 with Google regarding the setMobileDataEnabled() method being no longer callable via reflection. It was callable since Android 2.1 (API 7) to Android 4.4 (API 19) via reflection, but as of Android L and later, even with root, the setMobileDataEnabled() method is not callable.
The official response is that the issue is "Closed" and the status set to "WorkingAsIntended". Google's simple explanation is:
Private APIs are private because they are not stable and might disappear without notice.
Yes, Google, we are aware of the risk of using reflection to call hidden method- even before Android came on the scene- but you need to provide a more solid answer as to alternatives, if any, for accomplishing the same result as setMobileDataEnabled(). (If you are displeased with Google's decision as I am, then log into Issue 78084 and star it as many as possible to let Google know the error of their way.)
So, my question to you is: Are we at a dead end when it comes to programmatically enable or disable mobile network function on an Android device? This heavy-handed approach from Google somehow does not sit well with me. If you have workaround for Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and beyond, I would love to hear your answer/discussion in this thread.
I have used the code below to see if the setMobileDataEnabled() method is available:
final Class<?> conmanClass = Class.forName(context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE).getClass().getName());
final Field iConnectivityManagerField = conmanClass.getDeclaredField("mService");
iConnectivityManagerField.setAccessible(true);
final Object iConnectivityManager = iConnectivityManagerField.get(context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE));
final Class<?> iConnectivityManagerClass = Class.forName(iConnectivityManager.getClass().getName());
final Method[] methods = iConnectivityManagerClass.getDeclaredMethods();
for (final Method method : methods) {
if (method.toGenericString().contains("set")) {
Log.i("TESTING", "Method: " + method.getName());
}
}
But it's not.
UPDATE: Currently, it's possible to toggle mobile network if the device is rooted. However, for non-rooted devices, it's still an investigative process as there is no universal method to toggle mobile network.
To extend Muzikant's Solution #2, can someone please try the solution below on an Android 5.0 rooted device (as I currently do not possess one) and let me know if it works or does not work.
To enable or disable mobile data, try:
// 1: Enable; 0: Disable
su -c settings put global mobile_data 1
su -c am broadcast -a android.intent.action.ANY_DATA_STATE --ez state 1
Note: The mobile_data variable can be found in Android API 21 source codes at /android-sdk/sources/android-21/android/provider/Settings.java and is declared as:
/**
* Whether mobile data connections are allowed by the user. See
* ConnectivityManager for more info.
* #hide
*/
public static final String MOBILE_DATA = "mobile_data";
While the android.intent.action.ANY_DATA_STATE Intent can be found in Android API 21 source codes at /android-sdk/sources/android-21/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyIntents.java and is declared as:
/**
* Broadcast Action: The data connection state has changed for any one of the
* phone's mobile data connections (eg, default, MMS or GPS specific connection).
*
* <p class="note">
* Requires the READ_PHONE_STATE permission.
* <p class="note">This is a protected intent that can only be sent by the system.
*
*/
public static final String ACTION_ANY_DATA_CONNECTION_STATE_CHANGED
= "android.intent.action.ANY_DATA_STATE";
UPDATE 1: If you don't want to implement the above Java codes in your Android application, then you can run the su commands via a shell (Linux) or command prompt (Windows) as follow:
adb shell "su -c 'settings put global mobile_data 1; am broadcast -a android.intent.action.ANY_DATA_STATE --ez state 1'"
Note: adb is located at /android-sdk/platform-tools/ directory. The settings command is only supported on Android 4.2 or later. Older Android version will report a "sh: settings: not found" error.
UPDATE 2: Another way to toggle mobile network on a rooted Android 5+ device would be to use the undocumented service shell command. The following command can be executed via ADB to toggle mobile network:
// 1: Enable; 0: Disable
adb shell "su -c 'service call phone 83 i32 1'"
Or just:
// 1: Enable; 0: Disable
adb shell service call phone 83 i32 1
Note 1: The transaction code 83 used in the service call phone command might change between Android versions. Please check com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony for the value of the TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled field for your version of Android. Also, instead of hardcoding 83, you would be better off using Reflection to get the value of the TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled field. This way, it will work across all mobile brands running Android 5+ (If you don't know how to use Reflection to get the value of the TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled field, see solution from PhongLe below- save me from duplicating it here.) Important: Please note that transaction code TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled has only been introduced in Android 5.0 and later versions. Running this transaction code on earlier versions of Android will do nothing as the transaction code TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled does not exist.
Note 2: adb is located at /android-sdk/platform-tools/ directory. If you do not wish to use ADB, execute the method via su in your app.
Note 3: See UPDATE 3 below.
UPDATE 3: Many Android developers have emailed me questions regarding switching mobile network on/off for Android 5+, but instead of answering individual emails, I'll post my answer here so everyone can use it and adapt it for their Android apps.
First thing first, let's clear up some misconception and misunderstanding regarding:
svc data enable
svc data disable
The above methods would only turn background data on/off, not the subscription service, so the battery will drain a fair bit since the subscription service- an Android system service- will still be running in the background. For Android devices supporting multiple sim cards, this scenario is worse as the subscription service constantly scans for available mobile network(s) to use with the active SIM cards available in the Android device. Use this method at your own risk.
Now, the proper way to switch off mobile network, including its corresponding subscription service via the SubscriptionManager class introduced in API 22, is:
public static void setMobileNetworkfromLollipop(Context context) throws Exception {
String command = null;
int state = 0;
try {
// Get the current state of the mobile network.
state = isMobileDataEnabledFromLollipop(context) ? 0 : 1;
// Get the value of the "TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled" field.
String transactionCode = getTransactionCode(context);
// Android 5.1+ (API 22) and later.
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
SubscriptionManager mSubscriptionManager = (SubscriptionManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SUBSCRIPTION_SERVICE);
// Loop through the subscription list i.e. SIM list.
for (int i = 0; i < mSubscriptionManager.getActiveSubscriptionInfoCountMax(); i++) {
if (transactionCode != null && transactionCode.length() > 0) {
// Get the active subscription ID for a given SIM card.
int subscriptionId = mSubscriptionManager.getActiveSubscriptionInfoList().get(i).getSubscriptionId();
// Execute the command via `su` to turn off
// mobile network for a subscription service.
command = "service call phone " + transactionCode + " i32 " + subscriptionId + " i32 " + state;
executeCommandViaSu(context, "-c", command);
}
}
} else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
// Android 5.0 (API 21) only.
if (transactionCode != null && transactionCode.length() > 0) {
// Execute the command via `su` to turn off mobile network.
command = "service call phone " + transactionCode + " i32 " + state;
executeCommandViaSu(context, "-c", command);
}
}
} catch(Exception e) {
// Oops! Something went wrong, so we throw the exception here.
throw e;
}
}
To check if the mobile network is enabled or not:
private static boolean isMobileDataEnabledFromLollipop(Context context) {
boolean state = false;
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
state = Settings.Global.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), "mobile_data", 0) == 1;
}
return state;
}
To get the value of the TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled field (borrowed from PhongLe's solution below):
private static String getTransactionCode(Context context) throws Exception {
try {
final TelephonyManager mTelephonyManager = (TelephonyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
final Class<?> mTelephonyClass = Class.forName(mTelephonyManager.getClass().getName());
final Method mTelephonyMethod = mTelephonyClass.getDeclaredMethod("getITelephony");
mTelephonyMethod.setAccessible(true);
final Object mTelephonyStub = mTelephonyMethod.invoke(mTelephonyManager);
final Class<?> mTelephonyStubClass = Class.forName(mTelephonyStub.getClass().getName());
final Class<?> mClass = mTelephonyStubClass.getDeclaringClass();
final Field field = mClass.getDeclaredField("TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled");
field.setAccessible(true);
return String.valueOf(field.getInt(null));
} catch (Exception e) {
// The "TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled" field is not available,
// or named differently in the current API level, so we throw
// an exception and inform users that the method is not available.
throw e;
}
}
To execute command via su:
private static void executeCommandViaSu(Context context, String option, String command) {
boolean success = false;
String su = "su";
for (int i=0; i < 3; i++) {
// Default "su" command executed successfully, then quit.
if (success) {
break;
}
// Else, execute other "su" commands.
if (i == 1) {
su = "/system/xbin/su";
} else if (i == 2) {
su = "/system/bin/su";
}
try {
// Execute command as "su".
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{su, option, command});
} catch (IOException e) {
success = false;
// Oops! Cannot execute `su` for some reason.
// Log error here.
} finally {
success = true;
}
}
}
Hope this update clears up any misconception, misunderstanding, or question you may have about switching mobile network on/off on rooted Android 5+ devices.
Just to share a few more insights and possible solution (for rooted devices and system apps).
Solution #1
It seems like the setMobileDataEnabled method no longer exists in ConnectivityManager and this functionality was moved to TelephonyManager with two methods getDataEnabled and setDataEnabled.
I tried calling these methods with reflection as you can see in the code below:
public void setMobileDataState(boolean mobileDataEnabled)
{
try
{
TelephonyManager telephonyService = (TelephonyManager) getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
Method setMobileDataEnabledMethod = telephonyService.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("setDataEnabled", boolean.class);
if (null != setMobileDataEnabledMethod)
{
setMobileDataEnabledMethod.invoke(telephonyService, mobileDataEnabled);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.e(TAG, "Error setting mobile data state", ex);
}
}
public boolean getMobileDataState()
{
try
{
TelephonyManager telephonyService = (TelephonyManager) getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
Method getMobileDataEnabledMethod = telephonyService.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getDataEnabled");
if (null != getMobileDataEnabledMethod)
{
boolean mobileDataEnabled = (Boolean) getMobileDataEnabledMethod.invoke(telephonyService);
return mobileDataEnabled;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.e(TAG, "Error getting mobile data state", ex);
}
return false;
}
When executing the code you get a SecurityException stating that Neither user 10089 nor current process has android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE.
So, yes this is an intended change to the internal API and is no longer available to apps that used that hack in previous versions.
(start rant: that dreadful android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE permission... end rant).
The good news are that in case you are building an app that can acquire the MODIFY_PHONE_STATE permission (only system apps can use that), you can use the above code to toggle mobile data state.
Solution #2
To check for current state of mobile data you can use the mobile_data field of Settings.Global (not documented in official documentation).
Settings.Global.getInt(contentResolver, "mobile_data");
And to enable/disable mobile data you can use shell commands on rooted devices (Just basic testing performed so any feedback in comments is appreciated).
You can run the following command(s) as root (1=enable, 0=disable):
settings put global mobile_data 1
settings put global mobile_data 0
I noticed that the service call method posted by ChuongPham does not work consistently on all devices.
I have found the following solution which, I think, will work without any issue on all ROOTED devices.
Execute the following via su
To enable mobile data
svc data enable
To disable mobile data
svc data disable
I think this is the simplest and best method.
Edit:
2 downvotes were for what I believe to be commercial reasons. The person has deleted his comment now. Try it yourself, it works!
Also confirmed to work by guys in comments.
I don't have enough reputation to comment but I have tried all the answers and found the following:
ChuongPham: Instead of using 83, I used reflection to get the value of the variable TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled from the com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony so it works across all Android 5+ devices, regardless of brands.
Muzikant: Work if the app is moved to /system/priv-app/ directory (thanks to rgruet.) Else, it works via root, too! You just need to inform your users that the app will need a reboot before the changes to the mobile network will take place.
AJ: Work- sort of. Does not turn off subscription service so the devices I tested drained their batteries a fair bit. AJ's solution is NOT equivalent to Muzikant's solution despite the claim. I can confirm this by debugging different Samsung, Sony, and LG stock ROMs (I'm thorough) and can disprove AJ's claim that his solution is the same as Muzikant's. (Note: I can't get my hands on some Nexus and Motorola ROMs so haven't tested these ROMs with the proposed solutions.)
Anyway, hope it clears up any doubt over the solutions.
Happy coding!
PL, Germany
UPDATE: For those wondering how to get the value of the TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled field via reflection, you can do the following:
private static String getTransactionCodeFromApi20(Context context) throws Exception {
try {
final TelephonyManager mTelephonyManager = (TelephonyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
final Class<?> mTelephonyClass = Class.forName(mTelephonyManager.getClass().getName());
final Method mTelephonyMethod = mTelephonyClass.getDeclaredMethod("getITelephony");
mTelephonyMethod.setAccessible(true);
final Object mTelephonyStub = mTelephonyMethod.invoke(mTelephonyManager);
final Class<?> mTelephonyStubClass = Class.forName(mTelephonyStub.getClass().getName());
final Class<?> mClass = mTelephonyStubClass.getDeclaringClass();
final Field field = mClass.getDeclaredField("TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled");
field.setAccessible(true);
return String.valueOf(field.getInt(null));
} catch (Exception e) {
// The "TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled" field is not available,
// or named differently in the current API level, so we throw
// an exception and inform users that the method is not available.
throw e;
}
}
I found that su -c 'service call phone 83 i32 1' solution is most reliable for rooted devices. Thanks to Phong Le reference I have improved it by getting vendor/os specific transaction code using reflection. Maybe it will be useful for someone else. So, here is source code:
public void changeConnection(boolean enable) {
try{
StringBuilder command = new StringBuilder();
command.append("su -c ");
command.append("service call phone ");
command.append(getTransactionCode() + " ");
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 22) {
SubscriptionManager manager = SubscriptionManager.from(context);
int id = 0;
if (manager.getActiveSubscriptionInfoCount() > 0)
id = manager.getActiveSubscriptionInfoList().get(0).getSubscriptionId();
command.append("i32 ");
command.append(String.valueOf(id) + " ");
}
command.append("i32 ");
command.append(enable?"1":"0");
command.append("\n");
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command.toString());
}catch(IOException e){
...
}
}
private String getTransactionCode() {
try {
TelephonyManager telephonyManager = (TelephonyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
Class telephonyManagerClass = Class.forName(telephonyManager.getClass().getName());
Method getITelephonyMethod = telephonyManagerClass.getDeclaredMethod("getITelephony");
getITelephonyMethod.setAccessible(true);
Object ITelephonyStub = getITelephonyMethod.invoke(telephonyManager);
Class ITelephonyClass = Class.forName(ITelephonyStub.getClass().getName());
Class stub = ITelephonyClass.getDeclaringClass();
Field field = stub.getDeclaredField("TRANSACTION_setDataEnabled");
field.setAccessible(true);
return String.valueOf(field.getInt(null));
} catch (Exception e) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 22)
return "86";
else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == 21)
return "83";
}
return "";
}
Update:
Some of my users report that they have problem with turning ON mobile network via this method (turning off works correct). Does anyone have solution?
Update2:
After some digging the Android 5.1 code I've found that they changed signature of transaction. Android 5.1 brings official support of multi-SIM. So, the transaction need so-called Subscription Id as first parameter (read more here). The result of this situation is that the command su -c 'service call phone 83 i32 1' doesn't turn on Mobile Net on Android 5.1. So, the full command on Android 5.1 should be like this su -c 'service call phone 83 i32 0 i32 1' (the i32 0 is the subId, the i32 1 is command 0 - off and 1 - on). I've update the code above with this fix.
Solution #1 from Muzikant seems to work if you make the app "system" by moving the .apk to the /system/priv-app/ folder, not to the /system/app/ one (#jaumard: maybe that's why your test didn't work).
When the .apk is in the /system/priv-app/ folder, it can successfully request the dreadful android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE permission in the Manifest and call TelephonyManager.setDataEnabled and TelephonyManager.getDataEnabled.
At least that works on Nexus 5/ Android 5.0. The .apk perms are 0144. You need to reboot the device for the change to be taken into account, maybe this could be avoided - see this thread.
I derived final code from #ChuongPham and #A.J. for enable and disable cellular data. for enable you can call setMobileDataEnabled(true); and for disable you can call setMobileDataEnabled(false);
public void setMobileDataEnabled(boolean enableOrDisable) throws Exception {
String command = null;
if (enableOrDisable) {
command = "svc data enable";
} else {
command = "svc data disable";
}
executeCommandViaSu(mContext, "-c", command);
}
private static void executeCommandViaSu(Context context, String option, String command) {
boolean success = false;
String su = "su";
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
// Default "su" command executed successfully, then quit.
if (success) {
break;
}
// Else, execute other "su" commands.
if (i == 1) {
su = "/system/xbin/su";
} else if (i == 2) {
su = "/system/bin/su";
}
try {
// Execute command as "su".
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{su, option, command});
} catch (IOException e) {
success = false;
// Oops! Cannot execute `su` for some reason.
// Log error here.
} finally {
success = true;
}
}
}
Not all phones and versions of android have things Enable/disable mobile data the same.
otherwise, this solution is tested on my phone (SAMSUNG SM-J100H)
To enable mobile data :
adb shell service call phone 27
To disable mobile data :
adb shell service call phone 28
To correct Muzikant Solution #2
settings put global mobile_data 1
Does enable only the toggle for mobile data but does nothing to the connectivity. Only the toggle is enabled. In order to get the data working using
su -c am broadcast -a android.intent.action.ANY_DATA_STATE --ez state 1
Gives error as the extra for
android.intent.action.ANY_DATA_STATE
Requires String Object while --ez parameter is used for boolean. Ref: PhoneGlobals.java & PhoneConstants.java. After using connecting or connected as extra using command
su -c am broadcast -a android.intent.action.ANY_DATA_STATE --es state connecting
Still doesnt do anything to enable the data.
The following solution works by enabling and disabling mobile data (as you would by clicking on the slider "Mobile data"). Requires root. Tested on LineageOS 16.0 (rooted):
Steps 1-3 are taken from the accepted answer at Turning off second SIM via adb shell/Tasker - using activities/intents:
Download jadx from https://github.com/skylot/jadx
ADB pull the devices framework.jar (adb pull /system/framework/framework.jar)
Open the .jar file with 7-Zip and extract the *.dex files. Open each .dex file with jadx-gui until you find the one with the following tree: com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony
Find TRANSACTION_enableDataConnectivity and TRANSACTION_disableDataConnectivity, for me these are 38 and 39 respectively
From a root shell (e.g., adb shell or Termux), run service call phone 38 to enable data, and service call phone 39 to disable data.
In my music streaming app for Android, the code path below helps decides between a high bitrate stream vs. a lower bitrate based on values returned by the ConnectivityManager class instance.
I am trying to understand why ConnectivityManager.isActiveNetworkMetered() would return "true", when it's evident I'm on a local Wifi network. Take the following Android/Java code:
boolean isMetered = false;
boolean isWifi = false;
boolean isEthernet = false;
boolean isRoaming = false;
boolean isConnected = false;
NetworkInfo netinfo = connManager.getActiveNetworkInfo();
if (netinfo != null)
{
isWifi = (netinfo.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);
isEthernet = (netinfo.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_ETHERNET);
isRoaming = netinfo.isRoaming();
isConnected = netinfo.isConnected();
Log.d(TAG, "active network type = " + netinfo.getTypeName());
Log.d(TAG, "active network subtype = " + netinfo.getSubtypeName());
Log.d(TAG, "isConnected = " + isConnected);
Log.d(TAG, "isWifi = " + isWifi);
Log.d(TAG, "isEthernet = " + isEthernet);
Log.d(TAG, "isRoaming = " + isRoaming);
}
// isActiveNetworkMetered was introduced in API 16 (Jelly Bean)
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
{
isMetered = connManager.isActiveNetworkMetered();
Log.d(TAG, "isMetered = " + isMetered);
}
When I have Wifi turned off and my only connection is to AT&T's LTE network, it prints out the following to the log console:
active network type = mobile
active network subtype = LTE
isConnected = true
isWifi = false
isEthernet = false
isRoaming = false
isMetered = true
Everything above matches expectations - I'm on a mobile carrier network that is metered.
Now switch to my home Wifi and the same block of code prints this:
active network type = WIFI
active network subtype =
isConnected = true
isWifi = true
isEthernet = false
isRoaming = false
isMetered = true
Why is isMetered, the result of isActiveNetworkMetered, still showing as true? This is causing the following code path to favor the lower bitrate stream even though I'm on my home wifi network:
if ((isWifi || isEthernet) && !isMetered)
{
result = BITRATE_HIGH_KBIT_SEC;
}
else
{
result = BITRATE_LOW_KBIT_SEC;
}
How does isActiveNetworkMetered() decide if the network is metered? Is this part of the WIFI negotiation or a bit in the SSID broadcast? A network setting on Android? I couldn't find any setting on my Android Kitkat device that let me toggle or discover the setting for a metered network.
Last week I my ISP (Frontier) sent me a new Wifi router. Possibly related? I didn't see anything on the router's firmware pages for such a setting.
I'm going to swing by work later today to see how it behaves on another network. In any case, I'm likely to edit the above code to skip the metered check unless I can prove its just an incorrect setting somewhere.
UPDATE - issue of always returning metered network reproduces on my HTC One M8 phone (running Kitkat), but not on my Nexus 7 from 2012 (also upgraded to Android 4.4 Kitkat).
PROBLEM SOLVED - it turns out my Wifi was flagged by my phone as a "Mobile Hotspot". More details on how to find and toggle this flag is here.
I've tested this too, but I'm observing the "expected" result: false for WiFi and true for 3G. This is in a Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.2.
Curiously enough the ConnectivityManagerCompat class in the support library does return false for WiFi.
final int type = info.getType();
switch (type) {
case TYPE_MOBILE:
return true;
case TYPE_WIFI:
return false;
default:
// err on side of caution
return true;
}
EDIT - Found it (I think)
NetworkPolicyManagerService seems to be the class that ultimately produces the result for this method. And according to it, WiFi connections can indeed be metered. It contains a BroadcastReceiver that "listen(s) for wifi state changes to catch metered hint" (line 567). This information is obtained from NetworkInfo.getMeteredHint(), which, on closer inspection, contains this interesting comment:
/**
* Flag indicating that AP has hinted that upstream connection is metered,
* and sensitive to heavy data transfers.
*/
private boolean mMeteredHint;
This flag is loaded from DhcpResults.hasMeteredHint()
/**
* Test if this DHCP lease includes vendor hint that network link is
* metered, and sensitive to heavy data transfers.
*/
public boolean hasMeteredHint() {
if (vendorInfo != null) {
return vendorInfo.contains("ANDROID_METERED");
} else {
return false;
}
}
So it would seem that, indeed, the AP may notify its WiFi clients that the underlying internet connection is metered by using this flag.
EDIT #2 Relevant information, from http://www.lorier.net/docs/android-metered
When an android phone is using another android phone's hotspot, it
knows it's on a "metered connection" and therefore disables the
expensive sync options ( eg: photo sync). How does it know this? The
android hotspot sends DHCP Option 43 (Vendor specific options) with
the value ANDROID_METERED. The client, if it sees ANDROID_METERED
anywhere in the option 43 values, turns on the "expensive data
connection" option.
Looks like this flag was added to "play nice" with a hotspot offered by another Android device.
EDIT #3 The commit that introduced this feature:
Connect metered DHCP hint for Wi-Fi networks.
When DHCP lease includes vendor info indicating that remote Wi-Fi
network is metered, advise NetworkPolicy. Users can still manually
change the metered flag in Settings.
You can access this setting by going:
Settings -> Data Usage -> (Overflow Menu) -> Mobile Hotspots