How can one detect airplane mode on Android?

Question

I have code in my application that detects if Wi-Fi is actively connected. That code triggers a RuntimeException if airplane mode is enabled. I would like to display a separate error message when in this mode anyway. How can I reliably detect if an Android device is in airplane mode?

Answer 1

/**
* Gets the state of Airplane Mode.
* 
* @param context
* @return true if enabled.
*/
private static boolean isAirplaneModeOn(Context context) {

   return Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(),
           Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0;

}

Answer 2

By extending Alex's answer to include SDK version checking we have:

/**
 * Gets the state of Airplane Mode.
 * 
 * @param context
 * @return true if enabled.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)
public static boolean isAirplaneModeOn(Context context) {        
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
        return Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), 
                Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0;          
    } else {
        return Settings.Global.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), 
                Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0;
    }       
}

Answer 3

And if you don't want to poll if the Airplane Mode is active or not, you can register a BroadcastReceiver for the SERVICE_STATE Intent and react on it.

Either in your ApplicationManifest (pre-Android 8.0):

<receiver android:enabled="true" android:name=".ConnectivityReceiver">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE"/>
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

or programmatically (all Android versions):

IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter("android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE");

BroadcastReceiver receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
      @Override
      public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            Log.d("AirplaneMode", "Service state changed");
      }
};

context.registerReceiver(receiver, intentFilter);

And as described in the other solutions, you can poll the airplane mode when your receiver was notified and throw your exception.

Answer 4

When registering the Airplane Mode BroadcastReceiver (@saxos answer) I think it makes a lot of sense to get the state of the Airplane Mode setting right away from the Intent Extras in order to avoid calling Settings.Global or Settings.System :

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

    boolean isAirplaneModeOn = intent.getBooleanExtra("state", false);
    if(isAirplaneModeOn){

       // handle Airplane Mode on
    } else {
       // handle Airplane Mode off
    }
}

Answer 5

From here :

 public static boolean isAirplaneModeOn(Context context){
   return Settings.System.getInt(
               context.getContentResolver(),
               Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 
               0) != 0;
 }

Answer 6

in order to get rid of the the depreciation complaint (when targeting API17+ and not caring too much about the backward compatibility), one has to compare with Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON:

/** 
 * @param Context context
 * @return boolean
**/
private static boolean isAirplaneModeOn(Context context) {
   return Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0);
}

when considering lower API:

/** 
 * @param Context context
 * @return boolean
**/
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)
@SuppressWarnings({ "deprecation" })
private static boolean isAirplaneModeOn(Context context) {
    if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1){
        /* API 17 and above */
        return Settings.Global.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0;
    } else {
        /* below */
        return Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0;
    }
}

Answer 7

In Oreo please do not use the airplane mode broadCastReceiver. it is an implicit intent. it has been removed. Here is the current exceptions list. its not currently on the list so should fail to receive data. Consider it dead.

as stated by another user above use the following code:

 @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)
    @SuppressWarnings({ "deprecation" })
    public static boolean isAirplaneModeOn(Context context) {
        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1){
        /* API 17 and above */
            return Settings.Global.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0;
        } else {
        /* below */
            return Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0;
        }
    }

Answer 8

Static Broadcast Receiver

Manifest code:

<receiver android:name=".airplanemodecheck" android:enabled="true"
 android:exported="true">
  <intent-filter>
     <action android:name="android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE"></action>
  </intent-filter>
</receiver>

Java code: Broadcast Receiver java file

if(Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0)== 0)
{
  Toast.makeText(context, "AIRPLANE MODE Off", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
else
{
 Toast.makeText(context, "AIRPLANE MODE On", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

OR

Dynamic Broadcast Receiver

Java code: Activity java file

Register broadcast receiver on application open no need to add code in manifest if you take an action only when your activity open like check airplane mode is on or off when you access the internet etc

airplanemodecheck reciver;

@Override
protected void onResume() {
   super.onResume();
   IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
   intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED);
   reciver = new airplanemodecheck();
   registerReceiver(reciver, intentFilter);
}

@Override
protected void onStop() {
  super.onStop();
  unregisterReceiver(reciver);
}

Java code: Broadcast Receiver java file

if(Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0)== 0)
{
  Toast.makeText(context, "AIRPLANE MODE Off", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
else
{
 Toast.makeText(context, "AIRPLANE MODE On", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

Answer 9

From API Level - 17

/**
     * Gets the state of Airplane Mode.
     *
     * @param context
     * @return true if enabled.
     */
    private static boolean isAirplaneModeOn(Context context) {

        return Settings.Global.getInt(context.getContentResolver(),
                Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) != 0;

    }

Answer 10

I wrote this class that might be helpful. It doesn't directly return a boolean to tell you if Airplane Mode is enabled or disabled, but it will notify you when Airplane Mode is changed from one to the other.

public abstract class AirplaneModeReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    private Context context;

    /**
     * Initialize tihe reciever with a Context object.
     * @param context
     */
    public AirplaneModeReceiver(Context context) {
        this.context = context;
    }

    /**
     * Receiver for airplane mode status updates.
     *
     * @param context
     * @param intent
     */
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        if(Settings.System.getInt(
                context.getContentResolver(),
                Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0
        ) == 0) {
            airplaneModeChanged(false);
        } else {
            airplaneModeChanged(true);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Used to register the airplane mode reciever.
     */
    public void register() {
        IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
        intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED);
        context.registerReceiver(this, intentFilter);
    }

    /**
     * Used to unregister the airplane mode reciever.
     */
    public void unregister() {
        context.unregisterReceiver(this);
    }

    /**
     * Called when airplane mode is changed.
     *
     * @param enabled
     */
    public abstract void airplaneModeChanged(boolean enabled);

}

Usage

// Create an AirplaneModeReceiver
AirplaneModeReceiver airplaneModeReceiver;

@Override
protected void onResume()
{
    super.onResume();

    // Initialize the AirplaneModeReceiver in your onResume function
    // passing it a context and overriding the callback function
    airplaneModeReceiver = new AirplaneModeReceiver(this) {
        @Override
        public void airplaneModeChanged(boolean enabled) {
            Log.i(
                "AirplaneModeReceiver",
                "Airplane mode changed to: " + 
                ((active) ? "ACTIVE" : "NOT ACTIVE")
            );
        }
    };

    // Register the AirplaneModeReceiver
    airplaneModeReceiver.register();
}

@Override
protected void onStop()
{
    super.onStop();

    // Unregister the AirplaneModeReceiver
    if (airplaneModeReceiver != null)
        airplaneModeReceiver.unregister();
}

Answer 11

Here's the only thing what worked for me (API 27):

IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION);
filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED);
this.registerReceiver(br, filter);

Where br is your BroadcastReceiver. I believe that with the recent changes in permission now both ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION and Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGEDare needed.

Answer 12

You could check if the internet is on

public class ConnectionDetector {

private Context _context;

public ConnectionDetector(Context context){
    this._context = context;
}

public boolean isConnectingToInternet(){
    ConnectivityManager connectivity = (ConnectivityManager) _context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
      if (connectivity != null)
      {
          NetworkInfo[] info = connectivity.getAllNetworkInfo();
          if (info != null)
              for (int i = 0; i < info.length; i++)
                  if (info[i].getState() == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED)
                  {
                      return true;
                  }

      }
      return false;
}

}