How to Change the Terminal Administrator's Login Password

Required Permissions

Applications must declare the specified permissions in their manifest to use this AIDL interface.

Permission	Function
android.permission.ADMIN_PWD_MODIFY	modify admin password
android.permission.ADMIN_PWD	get admin password
android.permission.ADMIN_PWD_RESET	reset admin password

boolean modifyAdminPwd(String oldPwd, String newPwd);

This function allows the modification of the admin password. Provide the current password ('oldPwd') and the new password ('newPwd') as arguments.

Parameters
oldPwd	String: old admin password.
newPwd	String: new admin password.
Returns
boolean	true is success, false is failure.

boolean isAdminPwd(String pwd);

Returns 'true' if the provided password ('pwd') matches the current admin password.

Parameters
pwd	String: admin password.
Returns
boolean	true is success, false is failure.

boolean reset(String pwd);

Resets the admin password. Due to security reasons, this method is exclusive to system APKs and cannot be called by third-party apps.

Parameters
pwd	String: the real admin password.
Returns
boolean	true is success, false is failure.