Android™ Runtime Development

[basitj]

Hey Guys, I want to make an app that keeps the screen of PlayBook always on.

In my Android code I have done following:

Called setKeepScreenOn(true); on one of my images

Added permission: android.permission.KEEP_SCREEN_ON

This has no effect on the screen.

The screen settings of Playbook are still effective and BackLight Time-out and Stand-By Time out work as they are working in the other apps. Can somebody help?

Please note that the Android devices are working fine, I can get the KEEP_SCREEN_ON working on Android and the phones and tabs running on android will drain the battery but will not go off.

Please advise.

Thanks

[mattdonders]

Double checked the documentation and it doesn't state that this feature is not supported when porting Android to Playbook.

I'd try this to keep the screen on in Android -- this is what I've used before it its definitely a simpler way.

getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);

[basitj]

Thanks for your tip, but that didn't work as well. Screen goes off after 30 seconds (that's what I've set in settings on OS)

Any other ideas?

[mattdonders]

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basitj wrote:

Thanks for your tip, but that didn't work as well. Screen goes off after 30 seconds (that's what I've set in settings on OS)

Any other ideas?

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Not off the top of my head -- if I think of anything I will post back here.

Hopefully someone can help you before then.

[basitj]

And yes, your code does work on Android Devices, fails on Playbook.

[marklogan]

Haven't tried on an actual playbook but at least my apps got approved so the functionality should be there - check for other types of wake locks to get the right one for you:

AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"

Variable:

WakeLock mWakeLock;

In OnCreate:

PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) this.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
mWakeLock = pm.newWakeLock(PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK /*SCREEN_DIM_WAKE_LOCK*/, "RunGame");

In OnPause:

mWakeLock.release();   

In OnResume:

mWakeLock.acquire();

[basitj]

Thanks for the help @marklogan but that did not help.

Can you please send me a link to the app so that i can try it out if ur app keeps a wake lock on real device or not?

Thanks

[alexvas]

I've double checked. This is a BB Playbook issue in their Android implementation. I've created a bug report. Vote for that if you want WakeLock to be implemented.

Android: PowerManager.WakeLock is not working

https://www.blackberry.com/jira/browse/TABLET-531

[basitj]

Thanks for the response, I've voted for it already. I hope more fellas vote for it too.

[nonesuchnick]

This issue affects my Android app as well, and I've also voted on it and added my comments.  Thanks for creating the bug report!  I'm glad there was already a forum thread and bug for this, otherwise I would have been banging my head against the wall trying to get this to work!  This should definitely be implemented! I really don't see how any Android apps that display changing info on the screen without requiring user interaction can correctly function otherwise!  Wouldn't this even affect video playback in android apps?  I can't believe it's not implemented.

Nick