Wakelock and doze mode

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Based on some testing, using a Nexus 5 with the the final(?) preview of Android 6.0 installed:

  • Holding a PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK is insufficient to block Doze mode — the device will still doze, even though you have the WakeLock and are trying to do regular work (e.g., setExactAndAllowWhileIdle() to get control every minute)

  • Keeping the screen on using android:keepScreenOn (or the Java equivalent), with the screen on, is sufficient to block Doze mode

  • Keeping the screen on using android:keepScreenOn (or the Java equivalent), with the screen off (user presses POWER button), is insufficient to block Doze mode

IOW, video players and the like should not be affected while the user is watching the video, even though the player may not be moving or charging. However, if the user presses the POWER button, you’re back into having Doze risk.

I have not tried using FULL_WAKE_LOCK (I would expect behavior identical to android:keepScreenOn, but I am far from certain).

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