Enable USB debugging (under settings/applications/development) programmatically from within an app

Question

Is it possible to enable USB debugging (under settings/applications/development) programmatically from within my app?

I was looking at Permission.WRITE_SETTING

Answer 1

You can enable adb programmatically by requesting WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS in manifest and granting it over adb shell:

adb shell pm grant your.package.name android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Then you can enable adb on API 17 and above by calling:

Settings.Global.putString(mContext.getContentResolver, Settings.Global.ADB_ENABLED,"1");

For API 16 to API 3 call:

Settings.Secure.putString(mContext.getContentResolver, Settings.Secure.ADB_ENABLED,"1");

To disable adb replace "1" with "0" in commands