Can we programatically enable/disable USB debugging on Android devices? [duplicate]

Question

Is there any way to turn USB debugging on/off programmatically on Android devices?

Answer 1

Hi this is my first post on here, and normally I wouldn't bother but I see no one wanted to give you the answer despite there being multiple ways to do so. This is all from my app, I'm "idone" on xda-dev btw. Also some of this code maybe Samsung MSMxxxx specific

If you have root you can indeed. And here are 3 ways to do so despite other people saying otherwise Method 1(broadcast secret code) Method 2(set sys.usb.config) Method 3(set settings global adb_enabled 1)

public  String[] SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST = new String[9];{
    SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[0] = "setMTP";
    SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[1] = "setMTPADB";
    SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[2] = "setPTP";
    SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[3] = "setPTPADB";
    SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[4] = "setRNDISDMMODEM";
    SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[5] = "setRMNETDMMODEM";
    SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[6] = "setDMMODEMADB";
    SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[7] = "setMASSSTORAGE";
    SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[8] = "setMASSSTORAGEADB";}

public  String[] SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST = new String[9];{
    SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[0] = "mtp";
    SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[1] = "mtp,adb";
    SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[2] = "ptp";
    SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[3] = "ptp,adb";
    SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[4] = "rndis,acm,diag";
    SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[5] = "rmnet,acm,diag";
    SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[6] = "diag,acm,adb";
    SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[7] = "mass_storage";
    SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[8] = "mass_storage,adb";}

Process su = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");
             DataOutputStream outputStream = new DataOutputStream(su.getOutputStream());
outputStream.writeBytes("am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://" + SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[paramInt]+"\n");
outputStream.writeBytes("setprop sys.usb.config " + SET_DM_PORT_CONFIG_LIST[paramInt]+"\n");
            if(SET_DM_PORT_STATUS_LIST[paramInt].contains("adb")){
                outputStream.writeBytes("settings put global adb_enabled 1\n");
            }

I am in the process of reversing IOTHIDDENMENU.apk and recreating it's methods but without the internal and hidden api it uses.

Answer 2

On a regular device, with a regular app, you can't.

You need a rooted device, with an app in /system/app, then you can.

Anyway, you shouldn't configure such a thing by yourself, the user should be in full control in such a case.