System and method for controlling airplane-mode in a user device

A method for controlling airplane-mode in a user device, the method comprising steps of:

• transmitting, by a processor, a connection request to a telecommunication network for connecting with a target user device over a first communication channel;
• receiving, by the processor, a call failure response from the telecommunication network, wherein the target user device is in airplane-mode;
• transmitting, by the processor, a second communication request to the target user device through a second communication channel, wherein the second communication request comprises a target authentication key, wherein the target user device is configured to:
• maintain a set of authentication keys in a local repository, wherein each authentication key, from the set of authentication keys, is associated with a registered device from a set of registered devices,
• compare the target authentication key with the set of authentication keys to authenticate the second communication request, and
• generate an authentication response upon authentication of the second communication request;
• receiving, by the processor, the authentication response from the target user device through the second communication channel;
• and
• transmitting, by the processor, an activation signal to the target user device through the secondary communication channel, wherein the target user device is configured to deactivate the airplane-mode and activate the first communication channel upon receipt of the activation signal.

A computerized device having a processor and a non-transitory memory, the non-transitory memory having embodied thereon a computer program for controlling airplane-mode in a user device, the computer program comprising:

• a program code for transmitting a connection request to a telecommunication network for connecting with a target user device over a first communication channel;
• a program code for receiving a call failure response from the telecommunication network, wherein the target user device is in airplane-mode;
• a program code for transmitting a second communication request to the target user device through a second communication channel, wherein the second communication request comprises a target authentication key, wherein the target user device is configured to:
• maintain a set of authentication keys in a local repository, wherein each authentication key, from the set of authentication keys, is associated with a registered device from a set of registered devices,
• compare the target authentication key with the set of authentication keys to authenticate the second communication request, and
• generate an authentication response upon authentication of the second communication request;
• a program code for receiving the authentication response from the target user device through the second communication channel;
• and
• a program code for transmitting an activation signal to the target user device through the secondary communication channel, wherein the target user device is configured to deactivate the airplane-mode and activate the first communication channel upon receipt of the activation signal.