Toggle airplane mode in Android

Works for all API versions.

• switch authomaticaly for API < 17
• open Default Activity of Airplane mode for user actions for API >= 17

no root, no system level permission!

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in AndroidManifest.xml add permission:

<!--airplane mode-->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS"/>

then:

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    private void initAirplanemodeBtn() {
        airplanemodeButton = (ToggleButton) findViewById(R.id.airplanemode_btn);
        airplanemodeButton.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
            @Override
            public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {

                if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 17) {
                    try {
                        // read the airplane mode setting
                        boolean isEnabled = Settings.System.getInt(
                                getContentResolver(),
                                Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) == 1;

                        // toggle airplane mode
                        Settings.System.putInt(
                                getContentResolver(),
                                Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, isEnabled ? 0 : 1);

                        // Post an intent to reload
                        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED);
                        intent.putExtra("state", !isEnabled);
                        sendBroadcast(intent);
                    } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
                        Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
                    }
                } else {
                    try {
                        Intent intent = new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_SETTINGS);
                        intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
                        startActivity(intent);
                    } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
                        try {
                            Intent intent = new Intent("android.settings.WIRELESS_SETTINGS");
                            intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
                            startActivity(intent);
                        } catch (ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
                            Toast.makeText(buttonView.getContext(), R.string.not_able_set_airplane, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        }
                    }
                }

            }
        });
    }

This answer contains code necessary to do this. Also make sure you have the WRITE_SETTINGS permission.

Adapted from Controlling Airplane Mode:

// read the airplane mode setting
boolean isEnabled = Settings.System.getInt(
      getContentResolver(), 
      Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, 0) == 1;

// toggle airplane mode
Settings.System.putInt(
      getContentResolver(),
      Settings.System.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, isEnabled ? 0 : 1);

// Post an intent to reload
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED);
intent.putExtra("state", !isEnabled);
sendBroadcast(intent);

The following can be used on a rooted device.

From commandline, you can toggle airplane mode on/off with the following:

ON:
settings put global airplane_mode_on 1
am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE --ez state true

OFF:
settings put global airplane_mode_on 0
am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE --ez state false

This works with android 4.4.2+