According to earlier posts, it has been suggested that the Accelerometer will no longer run in the background when the screen turns off and the phone goes into standby unless a partial wake lock is held:
See: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/9787faee6f36a4fe I was wondering if, perhaps, there was any change in stance on this issue? My app is currently holding a partial wake lock in order to continue receiving values from the accelerometer when the screen is off. Obviously I would much prefer not to have to hold the wake lock in order to continue reading those values. It is causing a problem for many users who are running more intensive applications in the background. Holding the wake lock seems to be what is allowing the battery to drain, while the impact from just reading the accelerometer is minimal. I have tested on a few different devices without TOO much running in the background and I can't really notice any difference in battery life. It seems like this requirement to hold the wake lock only makes the situation worse. I would love to hear your thoughts! Any chance this can be changed in the future? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
