Android mute/unmute phone, with password - android

My goal is to support a functionality that mute phone (possibly with vibrations enabled/disabled), so when a call or sms is received it won't make noise
unmute phone but prompt for "password for unmute".
And this remains valid for any other application, that it ask for password entry before unmute...
How can I do this? What permissions are required in AndroidManifest?

Previously on Stackoverflow, Android mute/unmute phone.
Those answers discuss both permissions and the coding. Also, tasker can handle everything you're looking to do.
And here's a link to a tutorial.
The code below runs fine in the emulator. When you run it, you can see the mute goes on in the notification area. In addition to the code, I had to add the (uses) permission for android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS.
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
AudioManager audio = (AudioManager) this.getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
audio.setRingerMode(AudioManager.RINGER_MODE_SILENT);
return true;
}

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The code I'm using
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Googling the problem.......
I've tried to avoid using the android:configChanges="..." and handling the data through savedInstanceState, but I've learned you can't make the MenuItem serializable/parciable, thus not allowing me to pass it through outState bundle object.
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What do you think is the issue?
Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Dont set the icon alpha on your custom function, instead, set it on OnPrepareOptionsMenu (with a suitable conditional). You can pass a boolean on savedinstancestate saying whether it should be grayed or not.
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#Override
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...
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If you are using the support library for compatibility, use supportInvalidateOptionsMenu instead.
By the way, never use the orientation tag to "fix" the problem, the issue will still appear if you quit the app for a long time and then try to open it. (android pauses the activity initially and will stop it after a while)

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