Appium Concepts : Enabling & Disabling “Mobile Data” via Appium(Built-In Method) at Runtime

Appium Built-in Method: “.toggleData()”

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Inthis Article, We will discuss how to Enable & Disable “Mobile Data” via Appium(Built-In Method) at Runtime

Appium Built-In Method : — “.toggleData()”

Description:

Toggles the mobile data connection on a device.

If mobile data is currently enabled, this function disables it; if it is disabled, this function enables it.

Returns:

• true if the mobile data state was successfully toggled.
• false or an error/exception if the operation failed (e.g., due to permission issues or unsupported platform).

Example Usage:

device.toggleData(); // Switches mobile data on or off depending on the current state

“Complete Code: Optimized and Ready to Use”:

package com.appiumguide.appiumconcepts;

import org.testng.annotations.AfterTest;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeTest;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
import io.appium.java_client.android.options.UiAutomator2Options;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.*;
import java.time.Duration;

/**
 * Script Details - Appium Concepts : Enabling & Disabling “Data” via Appium(Built-In Method) at Runtime
 * 
 * appium-java-client version: Latest
 * 
 * @author 'Ramesh Kodumuru' for AppiumGuide [appiumguide@gmail.com]
 */

public class ChangeDataStateDemo {
 
 private AndroidDriver driver;
     
 @BeforeTest
 public void setup() throws MalformedURLException {
  UiAutomator2Options cap=new UiAutomator2Options();
  cap.setPlatformName("android");
  cap.setAutomationName("uiautomator2");
  cap.setDeviceName("Pixel8");
  
     
  driver = new AndroidDriver(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723"), cap);
  driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(Duration.ofSeconds(100));
  
 }
 
  
 @Test
 public void test() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
  
  //Enable or disable the mobile data
  
  //Disable the mobile data(if already it is enabled)
  driver.toggleData();
  System.out.println("Mobile data is disabled");
  Thread.sleep(5000);
  
  //Enable the mobile data(if it is disabled)
  driver.toggleData();
  System.out.println("Mobile data is enabled");
  }
   
  
 @AfterTest
 public void teardown() {
  
  if(driver!=null) {
   driver.quit();
   System.out.println("Test Completed");
  }
  
 }

}

Notes:

• This function typically requires elevated permissions or root access, especially on Android.
• iOS generally does not allow programmatic control over mobile data for third-party apps due to security and privacy policies.
• Availability and behavior can vary depending on the device manufacturer and OS version.

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