backlight in android

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In my android app , I have a menu for backlight options ,and I want that when the user selects one like " during this operation " to have the backlight on during that operation. Could I be be shown a way of accomplishing this . My problem is the that I don't know how to manipulate the backlight and how to properly arrange this in the code.

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skyman · Answer 1 · 2010-03-02T22:20:59.060

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Check android.os.PowerManager

You probably should also have WAKE_LOCK permission in manifest

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answered Mar 02 '10 at 21:43

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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If you just want to keep the screen awake while on a particular activity, please see Force Screen On

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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answered Dec 16 '10 at 15:58

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backlight in android

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