Detect screen off/on and change wifi state in Android

Question

I'm trying to setup a service that detect when screen goes off and disable the wifi.

Here is my code:

Service:

public static boolean isScreen;

private int mInterval = 5000;
private Handler mHandler;

@Override
public void onCreate() {
    mHandler = new Handler();

    startRepeatingTask();

    IntentFilter mFilter = new IntentFilter("com.my.package.myAction");
    BroadcastReceiver mReceiver = new screenReceiver();
    registerReceiver(mReceiver, mFilter);
}

Runnable mStatusChecker = new Runnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {

        Intent intent = new Intent();
        intent.setAction("com.my.package.myAction");
        sendBroadcast(intent);

        PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) androidTweaker.this.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
        isScreen = pm.isScreenOn();

        mHandler.postDelayed(mStatusChecker, mInterval);
    }
};

void startRepeatingTask() {
    mStatusChecker.run();
}

void stopRepeatingTask() {
    mHandler.removeCallbacks(mStatusChecker);
}

And here is my first question: I set up an handler to check every 5 seconds the state of the screen. Have you got any better solution?

My receiver:

public class screenReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

    ConnectivityManager connManager = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
    NetworkInfo mWifi = connManager.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);

    if (!myService.isScreen && !mWifi.isConnected()) {
            WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
            wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(false);
        }
}

}

And here my service crash. The logcat report the error in this line: wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(false); (Receiver)

My manifest:

    <service android:name=".myService"/>

    <receiver android:name=".screenReceiver">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="com.my.package.myAction"/>
    </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

</application>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<user-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<user-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

My service of course got a notification with foreground, so it's always on. Any help?

Edit: I got the main problem (changing wifi state) solved by replace

<user-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<user-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />

with

<use**s**-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<use**s**-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />

Any way to let the service detect screen off without handler?

EDIT2: Problem 1 also solved:

Service:

IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON);
filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF);
        filter.addAction("com.my.package.myAction");
BroadcastReceiver mReceiver = new screenReceiver();
registerReceiver(mReceiver, filter);

Receiver:

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

    if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)) {
        WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
        wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(false);
    } else if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON)) {
        WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
        wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(true);
    }
    Intent i = new Intent(context, androidTweaker.class);
    context.startService(i);
}

Answer 1

To get the on/off state of the screen, use the ACTION_SCREEN_ON and ACTION_SCREEN_OFF intents.