diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Command.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Command.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ef976a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Command.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.genymobile.scrcpy;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public final class Command {
+    private Command() {
+        // not instantiable
+    }
+
+    public static void exec(String... cmd) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
+        int exitCode = process.waitFor();
+        if (exitCode != 0) {
+            throw new IOException("Command " + Arrays.toString(cmd) + " returned with value " + exitCode);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String execReadLine(String... cmd) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        String result = null;
+        Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
+        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(process.getInputStream());
+        if (scanner.hasNextLine()) {
+            result = scanner.nextLine();
+        }
+        int exitCode = process.waitFor();
+        if (exitCode != 0) {
+            throw new IOException("Command " + Arrays.toString(cmd) + " returned with value " + exitCode);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Settings.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Settings.java
index 83b63477..cb15ebb4 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Settings.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Settings.java
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ package com.genymobile.scrcpy;
 import com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.ContentProvider;
 import com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.ServiceManager;
 
+import android.os.Build;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 public class Settings {
 
     public static final String TABLE_SYSTEM = ContentProvider.TABLE_SYSTEM;
@@ -15,25 +19,66 @@ public class Settings {
         this.serviceManager = serviceManager;
     }
 
-    public String getValue(String table, String key) throws SettingsException {
-        try (ContentProvider provider = serviceManager.getActivityManager().createSettingsProvider()) {
-            return provider.getValue(table, key);
+    private static void execSettingsPut(String table, String key, String value) throws SettingsException {
+        try {
+            Command.exec("settings", "put", table, key, value);
+        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
+            throw new SettingsException("put", table, key, value, e);
         }
     }
 
+    private static String execSettingsGet(String table, String key) throws SettingsException {
+        try {
+            return Command.execReadLine("settings", "get", table, key);
+        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
+            throw new SettingsException("get", table, key, null, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String getValue(String table, String key) throws SettingsException {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+            // on Android >= 12, it always fails: <https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/2788>
+            try (ContentProvider provider = serviceManager.getActivityManager().createSettingsProvider()) {
+                return provider.getValue(table, key);
+            } catch (SettingsException e) {
+                Ln.w("Could not get settings value via ContentProvider, fallback to settings process", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return execSettingsGet(table, key);
+    }
+
     public void putValue(String table, String key, String value) throws SettingsException {
-        try (ContentProvider provider = serviceManager.getActivityManager().createSettingsProvider()) {
-            provider.putValue(table, key, value);
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+            // on Android >= 12, it always fails: <https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/2788>
+            try (ContentProvider provider = serviceManager.getActivityManager().createSettingsProvider()) {
+                provider.putValue(table, key, value);
+            } catch (SettingsException e) {
+                Ln.w("Could not put settings value via ContentProvider, fallback to settings process", e);
+            }
         }
+
+        execSettingsPut(table, key, value);
     }
 
     public String getAndPutValue(String table, String key, String value) throws SettingsException {
-        try (ContentProvider provider = serviceManager.getActivityManager().createSettingsProvider()) {
-            String oldValue = provider.getValue(table, key);
-            if (!value.equals(oldValue)) {
-                provider.putValue(table, key, value);
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+            // on Android >= 12, it always fails: <https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/2788>
+            try (ContentProvider provider = serviceManager.getActivityManager().createSettingsProvider()) {
+                String oldValue = provider.getValue(table, key);
+                if (!value.equals(oldValue)) {
+                    provider.putValue(table, key, value);
+                }
+                return oldValue;
+            } catch (SettingsException e) {
+                Ln.w("Could not get and put settings value via ContentProvider, fallback to settings process", e);
             }
-            return oldValue;
         }
+
+        String oldValue = getValue(table, key);
+        if (!value.equals(oldValue)) {
+             putValue(table, key, value);
+        }
+        return oldValue;
     }
 }