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In android development, the phase comes where the app needs specific settings to be modified manually by the user. So at that time developer directs the user to open specific settings and modify them. So in this article, it has been discussed how to open specific settings and make the user change them easily.

Step 1: Create a new Empty Activity android project

Step 2: You may change the color combination of the application

  • You may change the color combination of the base theme of the application. To change it open app -> src -> main -> res -> values -> colors.xml.
  • Invoke the following code in colors.xml.

XML




<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <color name="colorPrimary">#0f9d58</color>
    <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#006d2d</color>
    <color name="colorAccent">#55cf86</color>
</resources>


  • You may refer to the following image to get the colors.xml file.

Step 3: Working with the activity_main.xml 

  • Here, Buttons are used to open each of the specific settings. There are many different settings in android out of all of the seven that are most commonly used. So seven buttons are added to the activity layout.
  • Invoke the following code inside activity_main.xml:

XML




<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context=".MainActivity"
    tools:ignore="HardcodedText">
 
    <!--Make sure to give appropriate IDs to all buttons
         so that can be easily handled-->
    <!--Button to open wireless settings-->
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/wireless_settings"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
        android:text="Open Wireless Settings"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
    <!--Button to open wifi settings-->
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/wifi_settings"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
        android:text="Open Wi-Fi Settings"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
    <!--Button to open bluetooth settings-->
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/bluetooth_settings"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
        android:text="Open Bluetooth Settings"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
    <!--Button to open date settings-->
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/date_settings"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
        android:text="Open Date Settings"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
    <!--Button to open input method settings-->
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/input_method_settings"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
        android:text="Open Input Method Settings"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
    <!--Button to open display settings-->
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/display_settings"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
        android:text="Open Display Settings"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
    <!--Button to open Location settings-->
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/location_settings"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
        android:text="Open Location Settings"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
</LinearLayout>


The following output UI is produced: 

Open Specific Settings Using Android Application

Step 4: Working with the MainActivity.kt file 

Kotlin




import android.content.Intent
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import android.provider.Settings.*
import android.view.View
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*
 
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
 
            // Handle wireless settings button
            wireless_settings?.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener{
                 val i = Intent(ACTION_WIRELESS_SETTINGS)
                     startActivity(i) })
 
             // Handle wifi settings button
             wifi_settings?.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener{
                 val i = Intent(ACTION_WIFI_SETTINGS)
                     startActivity(i) })
 
             // Handle bluetooth settings button
             bluetooth_settings?.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener{
                 val i = Intent(ACTION_BLUETOOTH_SETTINGS)
                     startActivity(i) })
 
             // Handle date settings button
             date_settings?.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener{
                 val i = Intent(ACTION_DATE_SETTINGS)
                     startActivity(i) })
 
             // Handle input method settings button
             input_method_settings?.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener{
                 val i
                 = Intent(ACTION_INPUT_METHOD_SETTINGS)
                     startActivity(i) })
 
             // Handle display settings button
             display_settings?.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener{
                 val i = Intent(ACTION_DISPLAY_SETTINGS)
                     startActivity(i) })
 
             // Handle location settings button
             location_settings?.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener{
                 val i = Intent(ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS)
                     startActivity(i) })
    }
}


Note: Make sure to import the android.provider.Settings package to import all the settings class in the project: 

import android.provider.Settings.*

Output: Run on Emulator



Last Updated : 05 Nov, 2020
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