Can someone from Android expert team kindly look into this? Regards, -Arun
On Oct 23, 6:51 pm, Arun Tripathy <arun.tripa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a requirement to turn the screen display on and off from a Android > Service. I should have a function SwitchScreenDisplay (ON/OFF), to ON or OFF > the display. > > I searched through the SDK and found a few APIs and settings. One method I > found is > boolean err = > android.provider.Settings.Secure.putInt(myThis.getContentResolver(), > Settings.System.SCREEN_OFF_TIMEOUT, 1); > > But it gave the following security permission exception [03-14 21:24:41.575: > ERROR/DatabaseUtils(1066): java.lang.SecurityException: Permission denial: > writing to secure settings requires android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS] > even though I had added the following statement in > AndroidMenifestFile.xml <uses-permission > android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"></uses-permission> > > So my question is: > - Was the above method is the right way to SWITCH OFF the screen > - How does the LONG END KEY press, switches/powers off the display? Which > API it calls? > - How to SWITCH on? Is it using the PowerManager wakelock? > > I appreciate and thankful for your time. > > Regards, > -Arun --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
