FWIW, here is a project where I have implemented a Service that can do a location check inside of a WakeLock, stopping the service once we get a fix or a timeout:
https://github.com/commonsguy/cwac-locpoll On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 3:00 AM, Ralph Bergmann | the4thFloor.eu <ra...@the4thfloor.eu> wrote: > Hello, > > > what is the magic with wake locks? > > I try to prevent that the phone is going to sleep. > > Here my code (snippet): > > public class GPSListenerHandler extends Handler implements > GpsStatus.Listener, LocationListener { > > private WakeLock wakeLock; > > protected boolean isWakeLocked; > > > public GPSListenerHandler(Looper l, Context c) { > > super(l); > > // ... > > final PowerManager mgr = (PowerManager) > c.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE); > this.wakeLock = mgr.newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, > "GPSListener"); > } > > @Override > public void handleMessage(Message msg) { > > if (msg.arg1 == GPSTrackingService.START) { > > this.wakeLock.acquire(); > this.isWakeLocked = true; > > this.tracking = true; > startLogging(); > > } else if (msg.arg1 == GPSTrackingService.STOP) { > > if (this.isWakeLocked) { > this.wakeLock.release(); > } > this.tracking = false; > stopLogging(); > } > } > > // ... > > } > > Now my Android 2.3.x devices going to sleep after round about 10 > minutes, my 4.x devices stay awake. > > > What's wrong? > > > Ralph > > -- > 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 -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.8 Available! -- 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
