> 1. If my device goes to sleep just when some AsyncTask was executing, what > will happen ? Will the task execution stop and wait till the device turns > back on ?
Yes, if you do not hold a WakeLock. > As per my understanding, when there is no Wake Lock, then the > CPU > will stop..and so will all scheduling services that use it. Yes, with the exception of things scheduled via AlarmManager with WAKEUP flags. > 2. The same question, if i have spawned a custom worker thread which was > active..and the device slept. What will be the status of my worker thread > ? It will not run while the CPU is off. It will run while the CPU is on. > 3. If the application had bound itself to a network interface (suppose an > IP > address obtained due to a WiFi connection)..and the device goes to sleep. > Will this connection be lost if I do not take a WiFiLock ? Yes. You can see this effect on a device -- the status bar icons will show you on the mobile data connection, with the WiFi icon showing up again in a few seconds. > 5. Is it possible to test the deep sleep behavior using the Emulator to do > some sanity testing for my application ? I could not find a way to do so. Not that I am aware of. > 6. In some of the use cases that i have, the screen can be turned > off...however i want the CPU running for sometime after the screen is > dark. > For such scenarios, is the > PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK<http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/PowerManager.html#PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK> > the best approach for me? Yes, though please be respectful of your user's battery life. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html
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