On 2 mar, 22:55, Irfan Sheriff <isher...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The "full" lock thats used by default on a createWifiLock() keeps wifi up at
> all times but it does not control the driver level power optimizations that
> are done on devices. When screen goes off, drivers changes settings to
> reduce power usage on wifi. This can lead to wifi getting disconnected or
> the packet loss and delay increase when the screen is off.
>

  So maybe my problem is caused by the low-level driver, and it works
on some devices. Right? :-(

> For application scenarios, where we need the best wifi performance at all
> times (a VoIP call in progress) as an example, we are going to add a new
> lock type that will disable the power optimizations in the driver (if the
> driver supports its). This will be out in the next release and can be used
> at times when  wifi performance is criticial
>

  Great, that's what I would like. When you say "we are going to..."
you mean "a future release of android"? 2.4/3.1 or so?

Thanks for the help.

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