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Get Airplane mode back ?

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spammehere

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I'm using HTC M8 with Android 5.0.1

In my tasker the airplane mode is red

But I do can toggle airplane mode with Power Toggle(An app)

Is there any way to turn on the airplane mode in tasker?

BTW, I don't want to root my device.
 
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Welcome to AF :)

It's getting increasingly more difficult to keep track of what long-standing device control features get broken made more secure for your own good, trust us with each Android release. I do seem to recall that Tasker lost its ability to control Airplane Mode. My workaround had been using the Secure Settings plugin, but I can't recall for sure whether its Airplane Mode control works without root.
 
I have my Security Setting downloaded and installed.
But Airplane Mode is still red.
I'm going to dig a little bit deeper on it.
Thanks.

BTW, How come that would be considered as unsecured if I could toggle airplane mode?
I really don't get it.

codesplice said:
Welcome to AF :)

It's getting increasingly more difficult to keep track of what long-standing device control features get broken made more secure for your own good, trust us with each Android release. I do seem to recall that Tasker lost its ability to control Airplane Mode. My workaround had been using the Secure Settings plugin, but I can't recall for sure whether its Airplane Mode control works without root.
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OK
Here is an Up-To-Date Report
1.
Secure Settings installed
2.
In Tasker
Task/+/Plug-In/Secure Settings/(something I don't quiet remember)/(and another)/(another..)/(.......)/(keeps coming)/(finally)/Airplane Mode

Yes, I do need a rooted device as Thom mentioned
 
spammehere said:
BTW, How come that would be considered as unsecured if I could toggle airplane mode?
I really don't get it.
Click to expand...

I think it's less about you being able to toggle airplane mode and more about sketchy third-party apps being able to control the phone's radios. What would they do with that control? Not a clue - but apparently it's a big enough threat for Google to take notice and lock it down. Airplane Mode is far from the first Tasker control that Google has secured broken in the name of security.

I'm not sure if there are any non-root workarounds for this. :(
 
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