I'm converting my music player app to B4XPages and was wondering since B4XPages programs don't get put to sleep do I still need to use KeepAlive or PartialLock
-
Welcome to B4X forum!
B4X is a set of simple and powerful cross platform RAD tools:
- B4A (free) - Android development
- B4J (free) - Desktop and Server development
- B4i - iOS development
- B4R (free) - Arduino, ESP8266 and ESP32 development
Android Question KeepAlive / PartialLock needed with B4XPages
- Thread starter Robert Valentino
- Start date
- Similar Threads Similar Threads
Try it without them in B4XPages, if it stops it's a simple enough task to add them in. I've not found a reason to use them as my background tasks appears to run flawlessly using B4XPages, but some devices (Huawei or One+ for example) might need KeepAlive/PartialLock. But I cold be completely incorrect and adding them might be the way to go after you run your tests...
Upvote
0
It depends. If you want the screen to stay on, even if there is no user interaction, then you should use PhoneWakeState.KeepAlive. A movie player for example needs to call it.
If you want to prevent the CPU from sleeping when the screen is off then call PartialLock. This is relevant for an app that needs to continue running in the background. You should do it together with a foreground service.
If you want to prevent the CPU from sleeping when the screen is off then call PartialLock. This is relevant for an app that needs to continue running in the background. You should do it together with a foreground service.
Upvote
0
Right. Sorry super senior moments getting to regular - those are the exact reason I use them.
Upvote
0
