Android isScreenOn Nullpointerexception

Question

i used this code to keep the screen on on Android 4.4.2.

@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);    
        getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);
    }

The code does work, but after some time the app crashes (maybe one time in 24 hours)

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at android.os.PowerManager.isScreenOn(PowerManager.java:739)
    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.&lt;init&gt;(ViewRootImpl.java:454)
    at android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.addView(WindowManagerGlobal.java:250)
    at android.view.WindowManagerImpl.addView(WindowManagerImpl.java:69)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3028)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2395)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleRelaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3930)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$900(ActivityThread.java:151)
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1327)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5292)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:824)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:640)
    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Is there a solution or workarround for this? Is this hardware/software related?

the only useful thread i found was: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43008

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 29 '16 at 11:22

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getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON); should be called before setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);.

The correct sequence should be

getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

answered Jun 29 '16 at 11:22

am110787

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i do call it in this order – Fabian Jun 29 '16 at 11:42

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 12 '18 at 16:48

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In my case on emulator, I solved this problem by creating virtual device using Google Play image. There are 2 alternatives for every API level. Choose Google Play one.

answered Jul 12 '18 at 16:48

slhddn

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 29 '16 at 11:10

Try this way,

Java

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
**setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);**
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);
}

xml

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:keepScreenOn="true">
...
</RelativeLayout>

More info : Keep the Screen On

Android isScreenOn Nullpointerexception

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