The code of the CheckBox looks something like this:
public void setChecked(boolean checked) {
if (mChecked != checked) {
mChecked = checked;
refreshDrawableState();
// Avoid infinite recursions if setChecked() is called from a listener
if (mBroadcasting) {
return;
}
mBroadcasting = true;
if (mOnCheckedChangeListener != null) {
mOnCheckedChangeListener.onCheckedChanged(this, mChecked);
}
if (mOnCheckedChangeWidgetListener != null) {
mOnCheckedChangeWidgetListener.onCheckedChanged(this, mChecked);
}
mBroadcasting = false;
}
}
So basically you cannot use the method without firing events, unless you remove or disable the event handler before (or set them afterwards only).