App for dealing with Android settings
npm install io.appium.settings
Toggle settings in Android device or emulator.
A small and simple Android application that deals with the system settings. Then the application shuts down.
* Android SDK
* Java JDK
* Gradle
You may also consider using the latest Android Studio to debug the code easily.
Restrictions on non-SDK interfaces could affect some functionalities.
Changing of the system locale in API Level 34 or later demonstrates the above restriction. Please enable access to non-SDK interfaces via adb. This issue comment is adb logcat output when the non-SDK interfaces are enabled, or disabled (system default). Please try out a device reboot if the same logcat continues even after setting the hidden api policy.
``shell`
$ ./gradlew clean assembleDebug
You can also run gradlew installDebug to build and immediately deploy the app to a connected Android device or emulator.
You can install the apk through the Android Debug Bridge.
To install:
`shell`
$ cd app/build/outputs/apk
$ adb install settings_apk-debug.apkYou can grant permissions with -g option as below for over api level 23 devices
$ adb install -g settings_apk-debug.apk
To uninstall:
`shell`
$ adb uninstall io.appium.settings
This module exports the SettingsApp class, which allows you to automate the below interactions with JavaScript.
The wrapper expects you to also have the appium-adb module listed
in your dependencies. The actual version of the appium-adb module must satisfy the same semver requirement this module
has in its devDependencies.
Here is the usage example:
`js
import ADB from 'appium-adb'
import { SettingsApp } from 'io.appium.settings';
async function main() {
// It is expected 'io.appium.settings' is already installed on the device
// and the necessary permissions are granted to it.
// Check https://github.com/appium/appium-android-driver/blob/master/lib/helpers/android.ts
// if you are looking on how to automate this process.
const app = new SettingsApp({
adb: await ADB.createADB()
});
const recorder = app.makeMediaProjectionRecorder();
const filename = 'video.mp4';
const didStart = await recorder.start({filename});
if (didStart) {
log.info(A new media projection recording '${filename}' has been successfully started);
} else {
log.info('A new media projection recording was unable to start. Is it already running?');
}
}
main();
`
The module also exports various constants containing its service and action names, that could be useful in your
scripts. Check constants.js for more details.
Once installed on a device, you can change the wifi, data, animation and locale settings through the following commands:
To turn on wifi:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.wifi --es setstatus enable
To turn off wifi:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.wifi --es setstatus disable
To turn on bluetooth:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.bluetooth --es setstatus enable
To turn off bluetooth:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.bluetooth --es setstatus disable
To unpair known bluetooth devices:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.unpair_bluetooth
To turn on animation:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.animation --es setstatus enable
(Note that Restrictions on non-SDK interfaces affects this animation command.)
To turn off animation:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.animation --es setstatus disable
(Note that Restrictions on non-SDK interfaces affects this animation command.)
Set particular locale:
`shell`If not granted already, grant locale change permission https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission#CHANGE_CONFIGURATION
$ adb shell pm grant io.appium.settings android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.locale -n io.appium.settings/.receivers.LocaleSettingReceiver --es lang ja --es country JP
$ adb shell getprop persist.sys.locale # ja-JP
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.locale -n io.appium.settings/.receivers.LocaleSettingReceiver --es lang zh --es country CN --es script Hans
$ adb shell getprop persist.sys.locale # zh-Hans-CN for API level 21+When 'skip_locale_check' parameter is set appium settings application doesn't check that locale you are trying to set is a valid locale string, by default it validates the locale and throws error when invalid
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.locale -n io.appium.settings/.receivers.LocaleSettingReceiver --es lang xx --es country US --es skip_locale_check 1
You can set the Locale format, especially this feature support Locale(String language, String country)) so far.
-n io.appium.settings/.receivers.LocaleSettingReceiver is not necessary in some devices.
List all supported locales as base64-encoded JSON:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.list_locales
You can retrieve the current geo location by executing:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.location -n io.appium.settings/.receivers.LocationInfoReceiver --ez forceUpdate false
The first value in the returned data string is the current latitude, the second is the longitude and the last one is the altitude. An empty string is returned if the data cannot be retrieved (more details on the failure cause can be found in the logcat output).
Since version 3.6.0 it is also possible to provide forceUpdate boolean argument. If it is set totrue then GPS cache refresh request is going to be send asynchronously every time when the
current location is requested. By default the cached location value is returned instead.
_Note_
The forced GPS cache refresh feature only works if the device under test has
Google Play Services installed. In case the vanilla LocationManager is used the device API level must be at
version 30 (Android R) or higher. If none of the conditions above is satisfied then enabling of the forceUpdate
option would have no effect.
Please set the Appium Settings from the Settings app's _Developer Options_ -> _Select mock location app_.
Or adb shell appops set io.appium.settings android:mock_location allow let you do the same via adb command.adb shell appops set io.appium.settings android:mock_location deny is to turn it off.
Start sending scheduled updates (every 2s) for mock location with the specified values by executing:
(API versions 26+):
`shell`
$ adb shell am start-foreground-service --user 0 -n io.appium.settings/.LocationService --es longitude {longitude-value} --es latitude {latitude-value} [--es altitude {altitude-value}] [--es speed {speed-value}] [--es bearing {bearing-value}] [--es accuracy {accuracy-value}]
(Older versions):shell`
$ adb shell am startservice --user 0 -n io.appium.settings/.LocationService --es longitude {longitude-value} --es latitude {latitude-value} [--es altitude {altitude-value}]
Running the command again stops sending the previously specified location and starts sending updates for the
new mock location.
Additionally the service allows to provide the following optional parameters to the mocked
location:
- speed: the speed, in meters/second over ground. A float value greater than zero is acceptable.bearing
- : the bearing, in degrees. Bearing is the horizontal direction of travel of this device, and is not related to the device orientation. The input will be wrapped into the range (0.0, 360.0]
Stop sending new mocklocations and clean up everything (remove the mock location providers) by executing:
`shell`
$ adb shell am stopservice io.appium.settings/.LocationService
You can simulate IME actions generation with this application. First, it is necessary to enable and activate the corresponding service:
`bash`
adb shell ime enable io.appium.settings/.AppiumIME
adb shell ime set io.appium.settings/.AppiumIME
After the service is active simply focus any edit field, which contains an IME handler, and send /action_name_or_integer_code/ text into this field: adb shell input text '/action_name_or_integer_code/' (enclosing slashes are required). The following action names are supported (case-insensitive): normal, unspecified, none, go, search, send, next, done, previous. If the given action name is unknown then it is going to be printed into the text field as is without executing any action.
This input method allows to enter unicode values into text fields using adb shell input text terminal command. The idea is to encode the given unicode string into UTF-7 and then let the corresponding IME to decode and transform the actual input. This helper is also useful for automating applications running under Android API19 and older where sendText method of UiObject did not support Unicode properly. The actual implementation is based on the Uiautomator Unicode Input Helper by TOYAMA Sumio.
Use the following commands to enable the Unicode IME:
`bash`
adb shell ime enable io.appium.settings/.UnicodeIME
adb shell ime set io.appium.settings/.UnicodeIME
This action allows to retrieve the text content of the current clipboard
as base64-encoded string.
An empty string is returned if the clipboard cannot be retrieved
or the clipboard is empty.
Remember, that since Android Q the clipboard content can only be retrieved if
the requester application is set as the default IME in the system:
`bash`
adb shell ime enable io.appium.settings/.AppiumIME
adb shell ime set io.appium.settings/.AppiumIME
adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.clipboard.get
adb shell ime set com.google.android.inputmethod.latin/com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinIME
Since version 2.16.0 Appium Settings supports retrieval of system notifications.
You need to manually switch the corresponding security switcher next to Appium Settings
application name in (the path to this page under Settings`
may vary depending on Android version and the device model)
in order to make this feature available. The next step would be to send the following broadcast command:bash`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.notifications
The notifications listener service is running in the background and collects
all the active and newly created notifications into the internal buffer with maximum
size of . The collected data (e.g. the properties and texts of each notification)`
is returned as JSON-formatted string. An error description string is returned instead if the
notifications list cannot be retrieved.
The example of the resulting data:json`
{
"statusBarNotifications": [
{
"isGroup":false,
"packageName":"io.appium.settings",
"isClearable":false,
"isOngoing":true,
"id":1,
"tag":null,
"notification":{
"title":null,
"bigTitle":"Appium Settings",
"text":null,
"bigText":"Keep this service running, so Appium for Android can properly interact with several system APIs",
"tickerText":null,
"subText":null,
"infoText":null,
"template":"android.app.Notification$BigTextStyle"
},
"userHandle":0,
"groupKey":"0|io.appium.settings|1|null|10133",
"overrideGroupKey":null,
"postTime":1576853518850,
"key":"0|io.appium.settings|1|null|10133",
"isRemoved":false
}
]
}
See https://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/notification/StatusBarNotification
and https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Notification.html
for more information on available notification properties and their values.
Since version 3.1 Appium Settings supports retrieval of SMS messages.
Make sure the corresponding permission has been granted to the app
in order to make this feature available. The next step would be to send
the following broadcast command:
`bash`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.sms.read --es max 10
In this example the SMS reader broadcast receiver would retrieve
the properties of incoming SMS messages. By default the limit100
is set to . The collected data (e.g. the properties and texts of each SMS)`
is returned as JSON-formatted string. An error description string is returned instead if the
SMS list cannot be retrieved.
The example of the resulting data:json`
{
"items":[
{
"id":"2",
"address":"+123456789",
"person":null,
"date":"1581936422203",
"read":"0",
"status":"-1",
"type":"1",
"subject":null,
"body":"\"text message2\"",
"serviceCenter":null
},
{
"id":"1",
"address":"+123456789",
"person":null,
"date":"1581936382740",
"read":"0",
"status":"-1",
"type":"1",
"subject":null,
"body":"\"text message\"",
"serviceCenter":null
}
],
"total":2
}
Since version 3.5 Appium Settings supports broadcast messages handling
that performs media scanning in response to io.appium.settings.scan_media
intent. This was done due to deprecation
since Android API version 30. To scan the given file or folder for media data simply run:
`bash`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.scan_media --es path /sdcard/media
This command will _recursively_ scan all files inside of /sdcard/media folder
and add them to the media library if their MIME types are supported. If the
file/folder in _path_ does not exist/is not readable or is not provided then an
error will be returned and the corresponding log message would be written into logs.
Required steps to activate recording:
`bash`
adb shell pm grant io.appium.settings android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
adb shell appops set io.appium.settings PROJECT_MEDIA allow
Start Recording:
`bash`
adb shell am start -n "io.appium.settings/io.appium.settings.Settings" -a io.appium.settings.recording.ACTION_START --es filename abc.mp4 --es priority high --es max_duration_sec 900 --es resolution 1920x1080
Stop Recording:
`bash`
adb shell am start -n "io.appium.settings/io.appium.settings.Settings" -a io.appium.settings.recording.ACTION_STOP
Obtain Recording Output File:
`bash`
adb pull /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/io.appium.settings/files/abc.mp4 abc.mp4
* You have to specify the receiver class if the app has never been executed before:
`shell`
$ adb shell am broadcast -a io.appium.settings.wifi -n io.appium.settings/.receivers.WiFiConnectionSettingReceiver --es setstatus disable
* To change animation setting, the app should be granted permission:`shell`
$ adb shell pm grant io.appium.settings android.permission.SET_ANIMATION_SCALE
* To change locale setting, the app should be granted permission:`shell`
$ adb shell pm grant io.appium.settings android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION
* To get location, the app should be granted permission at least:`shell`
$ adb shell pm grant io.appium.settings android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
* To set location, the location mocking must be enabled. On Android 5 this requires enabling option in Developer Settings. In later versions following command can be used:`shell`
$ adb shell appops set io.appium.settings android:mock_location allow
* On Android 6.0+ you must enable the corresponding permissions for the app first. This can be
done in application settings, Permissions entry.
* Switching mobile data on/off requires the phone to be rooted on Android 5.0+
('su' binary is expected to be available on internal phone file system).
Read this
StackOverflow thread for more details.
Voila!
There are certain system services which cannot be accessed through an application. Two ones central here are airplane_mode and gps`.
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