> I need my TimerTask to execute (a BlueTooth operation every few > minutes) even while the display is sleeping.
If the device is not on a charger, you might blow through the user's battery before they wake up, if you use a polling period of that frequency. I strongly encourage you to watch Jeff Sharkey's presentation from Google I/O 2009 entitled "Coding for Life...Battery Life, That Is". > How do i achieve this (eventually using something else instead of a > TimerTask) ? You will need AlarmManager and a WakeLock. I would also recommend getting at the ACTION_BATTERY_STATE sticky broadcast Intent to keep an eye on the battery level, and throttle back your polling period (or stop it altogether) when the battery reaches a user-specified level. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html -- 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
