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getAllCellInfo() returns empty list on Nexus 5x

I read all posts about getAllCellInfo() and have a similar situation like this.
The code posted below runs well on Android 6 (OnePlus One) but returns an empty list of Cellinfo on Google Nexus 5x Android 8.1 API 27.
I have set the Permission ACCESS CORSE LOCATION in the manifest and asking for permission when running the app first time.
Here is a code snippet:
try {
TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
String networkOperator = "";
if (tm.getPhoneType() == TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_GSM) {
networkOperator = tm.getNetworkOperator();
}
if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(networkOperator)) { //is not empty with Nexus 5x
mcc = networkOperator.substring(0, 3);
mnc = networkOperator.substring(3);
} else {
mcc = "Unbekannt";
mnc = "Unbekannt";
}
List<CellInfo> cell = tm.getAllCellInfo();
System.out.println("List: "+cell);
if (cell != null) { //Always null with Nexus 5x
// TODO
} else {
cellID = "ERROR";
lac = "ERROR";
}
}
catch(Exception ex) {
mcc = "No Permission";
mnc = "No Permission";
cellID = "ERROR";
lac = "ERROR";
}
}
When trying other apps like "Network Cell Info lite" these apps get all the cellinformation :(
Any Help is very appreciated.

In Android 8.0 and above,to access getAllCellInfo() your app should be in the foreground.
If you want to access getAllCellInfo() you need to enable Location Service too.

Get Bluetooth local mac address in Marshmallow

Pre Marshmallow my app would obtain it's device MAC address via BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter().getAddress().
Now with Marshmallow Android is returning 02:00:00:00:00:00.
I saw some link(sorry not sure where now) that said you need to add the additional permission
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.LOCAL_MAC_ADDRESS"/>
to be able to get it. However it isn't working for me.
Is there some additional permission needed to get the mac address?
I am not sure it is pertinent here but the manifest also includes
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
So is there a way to get the local bluetooth mac address?

zmarties is right but you can still get the mac address via reflection or Settings.Secure:
String macAddress = android.provider.Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), "bluetooth_address");

Access to the mac address has been deliberately removed:
To provide users with greater data protection, starting in this release, Android removes programmatic access to the device’s local hardware identifier for apps using the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth APIs.
(from Android 6.0 Changes)

You can access Mac address from the file
"/sys/class/net/" + networkInterfaceName+ "/address" ,where networkInterfaceName can be wlan0 or eth1.But Its permission may be read-protected,so it may not work in some devices.
I am also attaching the code part which i got from SO.
public static String getWifiMacAddress() {
try {
String interfaceName = "wlan0";
List<NetworkInterface> interfaces = Collections
.list(NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces());
for (NetworkInterface intf : interfaces) {
if (!intf.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(interfaceName)) {
continue;
}
byte[] mac = intf.getHardwareAddress();
if (mac == null) {
return "";
}
StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
for (byte aMac : mac) {
buf.append(String.format("%02X:", aMac));
}
if (buf.length() > 0) {
buf.deleteCharAt(buf.length() - 1);
}
return buf.toString();
}
} catch (Exception exp) {
exp.printStackTrace();
}
return "";
}

First the following permissions have to be added to Manifest;
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.LOCAL_MAC_ADDRESS" />
Then,
public static final String SECURE_SETTINGS_BLUETOOTH_ADDRESS = "bluetooth_address";
String macAddress = Settings.Secure.getString(getContentResolver(), SECURE_SETTINGS_BLUETOOTH_ADDRESS);
After that the application has to be signed with OEM / System key. Tested and verified on Android 8.1.0.

Please use the below code to get the bluetooth mac address. let me know if any issues.
private String getBluetoothMacAddress() {
BluetoothAdapter bluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
String bluetoothMacAddress = "";
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.M){
try {
Field mServiceField = bluetoothAdapter.getClass().getDeclaredField("mService");
mServiceField.setAccessible(true);
Object btManagerService = mServiceField.get(bluetoothAdapter);
if (btManagerService != null) {
bluetoothMacAddress = (String) btManagerService.getClass().getMethod("getAddress").invoke(btManagerService);
}
} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
}
} else {
bluetoothMacAddress = bluetoothAdapter.getAddress();
}
return bluetoothMacAddress;
}

Getting the MAC address via reflection can look like this:
private static String getBtAddressViaReflection() {
BluetoothAdapter bluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
Object bluetoothManagerService = new Mirror().on(bluetoothAdapter).get().field("mService");
if (bluetoothManagerService == null) {
Log.w(TAG, "couldn't find bluetoothManagerService");
return null;
}
Object address = new Mirror().on(bluetoothManagerService).invoke().method("getAddress").withoutArgs();
if (address != null && address instanceof String) {
Log.w(TAG, "using reflection to get the BT MAC address: " + address);
return (String) address;
} else {
return null;
}
}
using a reflection library (net.vidageek:mirror) but you'll get the idea.

Since below method return null for android O.
String macAddress = android.provider.Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), "bluetooth_address");
I found new way to get Bluetooth Mac address, you can try by using below command line.
su strings /data/misc/bluedroid/bt_config.conf | grep Address
NOTE: In my case, i was working with root device so my app has super user permission.

As it turns out, I ended up not getting the MAC address from Android. The bluetooth device ended up providing the Android device MAC address, which was stored and then used when needed. Yeah it seems a little funky but on the project I was on, the bluetooth device software was also being developed and this turned out to be the best way to deal with the situation.

Worked great
private String getBluetoothMacAddress() {
BluetoothAdapter bluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
String bluetoothMacAddress = "";
try {
Field mServiceField = bluetoothAdapter.getClass().getDeclaredField("mService");
mServiceField.setAccessible(true);
Object btManagerService = mServiceField.get(bluetoothAdapter);
if (btManagerService != null) {
bluetoothMacAddress = (String) btManagerService.getClass().getMethod("getAddress").invoke(btManagerService);
}
} catch (NoSuchFieldException | NoSuchMethodException | IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException ignore) {
}
return bluetoothMacAddress;
}

How to find out whether android device has cellular radio module?

How can I find out for sure that device really has gsm, cdma or other cellular network equipment (not just WiFi)?
I don't want to check current connected network state, because device can be offline in the moment.
And I don't want to check device id via ((TelephonyManager) act.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE)).getDeviceId() because some devices would just give you polymorphic or dummy device ID.
Actualy, I need to check cell equipment exactly for skipping TelephonyManager.getDeviceId and performing Settings.Secure.ANDROID_ID check on those devices that don't have cellular radio. I have at least one tablet (Storage Options Scroll Excel 7") which returns different IMEIs every time you ask it, although it should return null as it has no cell radio (the same situation here: Android: getDeviceId() returns an IMEI, adb shell dumpsys iphonesubinfo returns Device ID=NULL). But I need to have reliable device id that is the same every time I ask.
I'd be glad to hear your thoughts!

If you're publishing in the store, and you want to limit your application only being visible to actual phones, you could add a <uses-feature> into your manifest that asks for android.hardware.telephony. Check out if that works for you from the documentation.

Just in case somebody needs complete solution for this:
Reflection is used because some things may not exist on some firmware versions.
MainContext - main activity context.
static public int getSDKVersion()
{
Class<?> build_versionClass = null;
try
{
build_versionClass = android.os.Build.VERSION.class;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
}
int retval = -1;
try
{
retval = (Integer) build_versionClass.getField("SDK_INT").get(build_versionClass);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
}
if (retval == -1)
retval = 3; //default 1.5
return retval;
}
static public boolean hasTelephony()
{
TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) Hub.MainContext.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
if (tm == null)
return false;
//devices below are phones only
if (Utils.getSDKVersion() < 5)
return true;
PackageManager pm = MainContext.getPackageManager();
if (pm == null)
return false;
boolean retval = false;
try
{
Class<?> [] parameters = new Class[1];
parameters[0] = String.class;
Method method = pm.getClass().getMethod("hasSystemFeature", parameters);
Object [] parm = new Object[1];
parm[0] = "android.hardware.telephony";
Object retValue = method.invoke(pm, parm);
if (retValue instanceof Boolean)
retval = ((Boolean) retValue).booleanValue();
else
retval = false;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
retval = false;
}
return retval;
}

How can I get both IMEI numbers from dual SIM mobile?

How can I get both IMEI numbers from dual SIM mobile? Can anyone help me to resolve this problem.

Any information regarding SIM #2 (or any other then default SIM) is purely manufacturer dependent. Android does not provide APIs for multi-SIM facility. Android apis only support default SIM Card slot. You can contact Micromax (device manufacturer) if he can provide you apis to support his hardware component.

You can try the following code it will help you.
TelephonyManager manager= (TelephonyManager) getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
try {
Class<?> telephonyClass = Class.forName(manager.getClass().getName());
Class<?>[] parameter = new Class[1];
parameter[0] = int.class;
Method getFirstMethod = telephonyClass.getMethod("getDeviceId", parameter);
Log.d("SimData", getFirstMethod.toString());
Object[] obParameter = new Object[1];
obParameter[0] = 0;
String first = (String) getFirstMethod.invoke(manager, obParameter);
Log.d("IMEI ", "first :" + first);
obParameter[0] = 1;
String second = (String) getFirstMethod.invoke(manager, obParameter);
Log.d("IMEI ", "Second :" + second);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
And add the permission on menifest.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/>

How to programatically disable/enable gps on rooted android?

After rooting and requesting superuser permission what do I need to do to enable/disable gps in my application?

ON Rooted Device try this just use su for enabling gps on high accuracy mode
Process proc=Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"su",
"pm grant com.your_app_packagename android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS",
"settings put secure location_providers_allowed gps,network,wifi"});
proc.waitFor();
Run these command on background thread :)
further you can refer to this link here

You aren't supposed to to protect the privacy of the user. However it is possible by exploiting a bug. See this for how:
How can I enable or disable the GPS programmatically on Android?
Note that this may not work on all versions of Android - see
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/4b21f7cd9424eeb83838071a4419912ee5d5e41d
where they indicate it has been fixed but i'm not sure which versions have the fix (if any).

This code works on ROOTED phones if the app is moved to /system/aps, and they have the following permissions in the manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"/>
Code
private void turnGpsOn (Context context) {
beforeEnable = Settings.Secure.getString (context.getContentResolver(),
Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED);
String newSet = String.format ("%s,%s",
beforeEnable,
LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
try {
Settings.Secure.putString (context.getContentResolver(),
Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED,
newSet);
} catch(Exception e) {}
}
private void turnGpsOff (Context context) {
if (null == beforeEnable) {
String str = Settings.Secure.getString (context.getContentResolver(),
Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED);
if (null == str) {
str = "";
} else {
String[] list = str.split (",");
str = "";
int j = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
if (!list[i].equals (LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)) {
if (j > 0) {
str += ",";
}
str += list[i];
j++;
}
}
beforeEnable = str;
}
}
try {
Settings.Secure.putString (context.getContentResolver(),
Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED,
beforeEnable);
} catch(Exception e) {}
}