Thanks Mark for the quick reply. We'll give this a go and keep you and the community posted.
On May 26, 10:08 am, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve Scherer wrote: > > I have a service which starts at boot up time, the service code needs > > theintentof following scenarios. > > > 1) When the phone locks(after time out) > > 2)When the user unlocks the screen (by dragging the screenlock > > object) > > > Does anybody know how to do this? There doesn't appear to be an API > > available where an application can be notified when the device is > > locked or unlocked. It is important the this application be notified > > of these events, since the service utilizes the proximity sensor which > > does not shutdown when the device goes into suspend. The app will > > need to unload the prox sensor manually to save battery when the > > device gets locked, and reload the prox after the device is unlocked > > again. > > Use ACTION_SCREEN_OFF and ACTION_SCREEN_ON. Those are as close as you > are going to get to the actual times oflock/unlock, AFAIK. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Training in US: 14-18 June 2010:http://bignerdranch.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
