Difference between Wakelock and FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON?
android, screen
Solution
A wakelock gives you way more control (Like waking the phone to download something without turning the screen off) and requires your application to hold the wakelock permission.
Therefore `FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON` is recommended if all you want is to keep the screen on while your window is visible.
Problem
Keeping the screen awake can be accomplished by using a wakelock by ``` mWakeLock = mPowerManager.newWakeLock(PowerManager.SCREEN_BRIGHT_WAKE_LOCK, getClass().getName()); ``` Or by adding the FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON to the window, ``` getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON); ``` What is the technical difference between the two and in terms of performance and battery life which is recommended?