According to a previous thread: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/94312b8093042beb/ae00cf5ad4d176e7?#ae00cf5ad4d176e7
The permission DEVICE_POWER is not available for applications. On Feb 3, 6:46 pm, shahzad ahmad <shahzad.s.ah...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to lock the phone through my application .I'm using following > code > > PowerManager pm = > (PowerManager)context.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE); > pm.goToSleep(160000); > > I've added following permission to AndroiManifest.xml file > > <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DEVICE_POWER"/> > > But the application crashes by throwing following exception > > *E/AndroidRuntime( 436): Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither > user 10032 nor current process has android.permission.DEVICE_POWER.* > > Please help me to avoid the above mentioned exception or tell me some other > way to lock the screen > > thanks, > shahzad --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---