Below are six proven solutions, ranging from simple workarounds to advanced technical fixes.
Date: October 26, 2023 (based on known software behavior)
Subject: Technical limitation of the setedit command-line tool in Android environments. setedit does not currently support editing this table
Google removes or renames settings with each Android version. For example, force_show_navbar no longer exists in Android 13+. SetEdit will show the error because it cannot “create” a new entry without the proper schema. In this case, the error is a red herring—the setting simply doesn’t exist. Below are six proven solutions , ranging from
On non-rooted, production (user) builds, writing to secure or global is restricted. setedit may read from these tables but cannot write, generating this error. On non-rooted, production (user) builds, writing to secure
On Android Automotive (car head units) and some Android TV devices, the secure table is locked by the car manufacturer or TV vendor for safety reasons. You cannot unlock this without an engineering build of the OS.