Android Question Wake state and timers

nibbo

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OK, it seems that timers stop when tablets 'go to sleep'; i.e. the display timeout is reached.
I can use the PhoneWakeState to keep it alive but this will cause battery drain due to keeping the screen on all of the time albeit dimmed.
Is there a way to keep the process running but allow the screen to switch off thus keeping timers running without reducing battery time?
I thought that was what partial lock was for but this too seems to keep the screen on but dimmed.

Out of curiosity; what is the difference between PartialLock and KeepAlive(False)?

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nibbo

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Erel said:
PartialLock will not prevent the screen from turning off and will keep the cpu running.
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Thanks for the reply Erel,
That is what I thought, however, when trying partial lock the screen is still on but dimmed and never goes completely blank.
 
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Erel said:
Make sure that there isn't any other call to PhoneWakeState.
This is how this API should work.
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Hi again Erel, apologies for taking so long to confirm this but got dragged onto another project.
I have searched through the entire app and the only PhoneWakeState's I can find are PartialLock never KeepAlive but still the tablet stays awake but dimmed.
 
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nibbo

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All a bit strange.
I tried the same app on a Motorola Xoom a galaxy tab2, 3 & 4 using the PartialLock option.
The xoom, tab 2 & tab 4 all went to sleep and the timer operation stopped.
The tab 3 keeps going but the dimmed screen stays on.
Also wrote a little test for a galaxy s5 phone and the screen stays on in dimmed mode.
 
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