Android disable screen saver

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I'd like to disable screen saver while my appliction is running. How it can be done? Where is the best place to disable / enable the screen saver? in the first activity? in the application.java?

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 09 '11 at 08:53

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The wake lock permission must be specified in the manifest.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />

Then in the activity use the following to keep the screen on while the activity is running.

getWindow().addFlags(LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);

Remember that unnecessarily keeping the screen on unnecessarily drains power from the user's device.

answered Jun 09 '11 at 08:53

Programmer Bruce

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Any idea if this prevents the Google TV screen saver from coming up? – powerj1984 Apr 30 '12 at 13:33
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You actually don't need wake lock permission for this window flag, see: https://developer.android.com/training/scheduling/wakelock.html – Mariusz Jun 09 '16 at 14:32

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 09 '14 at 19:00

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You must also add:

import android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams;

answered Jan 09 '14 at 19:00

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