iirc, that flag means the system gets a wake lock for the life of the activity for you.
On Apr 13, 9:52 am, westmeadboy <westmead...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > I have a service which, when started, does some stuff (like > downloading files) typically taking about 2-3 minutes. > > If I start this service and then immediately use the power button to > switch off the screen, then I would expect the phone, at some point, > to fall asleep. But it never seems to fall asleep while the service is > still doing its stuff. At least, not on my Nexus One. > > I'm not using a wake lock (though I do use > WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON in the activity that > monitors the service progress). > > So is it true that I don't need to use a wake lock? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
