appium/docs/en/commands/session/settings/update-settings.md

Automation for Apps.

# Update Device Settings

Update the current setting on the device
## Example Usage

```java
// Java
driver.setSetting(Setting.WAIT_FOR_IDLE_TIMEOUT, Duration.ofSeconds(5));

```

```python
# Not supported
```

```javascript
// Javascript
// webdriver.io example
driver.settings({nativeWebTap: true});



// wd example
await driver.updateSettings({nativeWebTap: true});

```

```ruby
# Ruby
@driver.update_settings(sample: 'value')

```

```php
// Not supported
```

```csharp
// Not supported
```



## Support

### Appium Server

|Platform|Driver|Platform Versions|Appium Version|Driver Version|
|--------|----------------|------|--------------|--------------|
| iOS | [XCUITest](/docs/en/drivers/ios-xcuitest.md) | 9.3+ | 1.6.0+ | All |
|  | [UIAutomation](/docs/en/drivers/ios-uiautomation.md) | 8.0 to 9.3 | All | All |
| Android | [UiAutomator2](/docs/en/drivers/android-uiautomator2.md) | ?+ | 1.6.0+ | All |
|  | [UiAutomator](/docs/en/drivers/android-uiautomator.md) | 4.2+ | All | All |
| Mac | [Mac](/docs/en/drivers/mac.md) | ?+ | 1.6.4+ | All |
| Windows | [Windows](/docs/en/drivers/windows.md) | 10+ | 1.6.0+ | All |

### Appium Clients

|Language|Support|Documentation|
|--------|-------|-------------|
|[Java](https://github.com/appium/java-client/releases/latest)| All |  [appium.github.io](http://appium.github.io/java-client/io/appium/java_client/HasSettings.html#setSetting-io.appium.java_client.Setting-java.lang.Object-)  |
|[Python](https://github.com/appium/python-client/releases/latest)| None |  |
|[Javascript (WebdriverIO)](http://webdriver.io/index.html)| All |  [webdriver.io](http://webdriver.io/api/mobile/settings.html)  |
|[Javascript (WD)](https://github.com/admc/wd/releases/latest)| All |  [github.com](https://github.com/admc/wd/blob/master/lib/commands.js#L3032)  |
|[Ruby](https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib/releases/latest)| None |  [www.rubydoc.info](http://www.rubydoc.info/github/appium/ruby_lib_core/Appium/Core/Device#update_settings-instance_method)  |
|[PHP](https://github.com/appium/php-client/releases/latest)| None |  |
|[C#](https://github.com/appium/appium-dotnet-driver/releases/latest)| None |  |

## HTTP API Specifications

### Endpoint

`POST /wd/hub/session/:session_id/appium/settings`

### URL Parameters

|name|description|
|----|-----------|
|session_id|ID of the session to route the command to|

### JSON Parameters

|name|type|description|
|----|----|-----------|
| settings | `array<object>` | a JSON hash of settings to update, see [Settings API](/docs/en/advanced-concepts/settings.md). |

### Response

null

## See Also

* [JSONWP Specification](https://github.com/appium/appium-base-driver/blob/master/lib/mjsonwp/routes.js#L454)