S solas Member Licensed User Longtime User Jun 10, 2011 #1 Hi all I have two questions but firstly let me thank Klaus and all that have been involved in creating the Beginner's Guide it’s a real help for beginners like me. I have created a pedometer type app that works fine on my galaxy s and am testing it on some friends phones but there is a problem on some of the phones, The accelerometer is disabled when the phone goes to standby (Screen timeout) this happens even with PartialLock activated I wonder if anyone could answer these two questions Q1/ can I detect that the phone is gone to standby from a service(I have established that my services modules still run during standby) Q2/ can I restart and read the accelerometer from a service while the phone is on standby
Hi all I have two questions but firstly let me thank Klaus and all that have been involved in creating the Beginner's Guide it’s a real help for beginners like me. I have created a pedometer type app that works fine on my galaxy s and am testing it on some friends phones but there is a problem on some of the phones, The accelerometer is disabled when the phone goes to standby (Screen timeout) this happens even with PartialLock activated I wonder if anyone could answer these two questions Q1/ can I detect that the phone is gone to standby from a service(I have established that my services modules still run during standby) Q2/ can I restart and read the accelerometer from a service while the phone is on standby
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Jun 12, 2011 #2 You can use PhoneEvents ScreenOn and ScreenOff events to find when the device goes to standby. If the phone turns off the accelerometer sensor there is not much that you can do. Upvote 0
You can use PhoneEvents ScreenOn and ScreenOff events to find when the device goes to standby. If the phone turns off the accelerometer sensor there is not much that you can do.
S solas Member Licensed User Longtime User Jun 13, 2011 #3 Thanks Erel If I manage a work around, Ill post it. Would there be any interest on the forum for a thread (sticky) that identifies phones with various anomalies? Upvote 0
Thanks Erel If I manage a work around, Ill post it. Would there be any interest on the forum for a thread (sticky) that identifies phones with various anomalies?
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Jun 13, 2011 #4 Interesting idea. You can start such a thread. I will later make it sticky. Upvote 0
peacemaker Expert Licensed User Longtime User Feb 6, 2012 #5 So, if screen is off - is accelerometer powered off for sure ? No possibility to use accel in background all the time with the switched off screen ? Last edited: Feb 6, 2012 Upvote 0
So, if screen is off - is accelerometer powered off for sure ? No possibility to use accel in background all the time with the switched off screen ?
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Feb 6, 2012 #6 No possibility to use accel in background all the time with the switched off screen ? Click to expand... It is not documented whether the sensors will continue to function or not. You will need to test it (after acquiring a partial wake lock). Upvote 0
No possibility to use accel in background all the time with the switched off screen ? Click to expand... It is not documented whether the sensors will continue to function or not. You will need to test it (after acquiring a partial wake lock).
peacemaker Expert Licensed User Longtime User Feb 6, 2012 #7 I've tested on LG P500 :-( Accelerometer is off during the screen is off. So partial lock does not help. Only KeepAlive, but it's not economically. Last edited: Feb 6, 2012 Upvote 0
I've tested on LG P500 :-( Accelerometer is off during the screen is off. So partial lock does not help. Only KeepAlive, but it's not economically.
