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I've been trying to find out how to kill/turn-off cellular radio (on a rooted device) using some command on ADB. My research only found that I should either (using GUI) enable Airplane Mode, or type some code to go to Phone Information and then tap Turn radio off.

But that's not how I want to do it.

  • I'm looking for a single or a set of commands to do the job here. (Note that I'm aware of using am start and input tap combination, but that's same as emulating the GUI.)

  • Also, in my OnePlus One (CM12), Airplane Mode as it seems only hides the Cellular icon. As soon as I disable the mode the signal reappears instantly, while signal takes bit longer when Turn radio (off -> on) is used?

    Any good reason for this?

Thank you! Your help would be appreciated.

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From DavisNT answer on Stack Overflow,

There exist a simple workaround on rooted devices.

To enable Airplane Mode the following root shell commands can be used:

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

To disable Airplane Mode these root shell commands can be used:

settings put global airplane_mode_on 0
am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE --ez state false
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  • I just tested it on Nexus 5 running Lollipop and it seems to work.
    – Andrew T. ♦
    Jun 5, 2015 at 3:32
  • Thanks a lot. You saved me the trouble. I was halfway through though with this, but it required reboot. Your technique doesn't require reboot which is great. Thanks again!
    – user109933
    Jun 5, 2015 at 3:49

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