i am trying to implement an WakeLock in my Android App. I have the following code in my onCreat():
pm = (PowerManager) getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
myWakeLock = pm.newWakeLock(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON,"WakeLock for Tuner");
The second line leading to a crash. It throws a Fatal Exception. As far as I can see Android says that the first Argument is no valid wake lock level. But on the developer Site it is recommended to use FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON so i am a litte bit confused (http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/PowerManager.html#newWakeLock%28int,%20java.lang.String%29)
Do I have to use the deprecated PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK ?
The following Code, as suggested in the Question How to get an Android WakeLock to work? , isn't the right way in my opinion.
getWindow().addFlags(LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);
I don't need a Wakeup for the hole App. The App is a tuner for instruments and should only stay awake when the tuner is running. The plan ist to call myWakeLock.acquire() in the startTuner() Method and analogical myWakeLock.release() in the stopTuner() Method. I can't the how to realise that with the suggested way.
Here is the full Exception Message:
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{de.benediktbock.ffttest/de.benediktbock.ffttest.MainActivity}: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Must specify a valid wake lock level.
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2249)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2299)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$700(ActivityThread.java:154)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1284)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5306)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1102)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:869)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Must specify a valid wake lock level.
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.os.PowerManager.validateWakeLockParameters(PowerManager.java:488)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.os.PowerManager.newWakeLock(PowerManager.java:474)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at de.benediktbock.ffttest.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:62)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5255)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1097)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2213)
04-13 19:21:14.815: E/AndroidRuntime(9452): ... 11 more