# Wake Lock // Screen Awake

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/wake-lock-screen-awake/14745>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [October 16, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/wake-lock-screen-awake/14745 "2019-10-16T14:25:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/wake-lock-screen-awake/14745/2 "2019-10-16T14:49:33Z")

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Hi @doordewar;

I don’t know if I can help you but I tried to use the WAKE\_LOCK [to stop the brightness attenuation](https://discourse.processing.org/t/evitar-la-atenuacion-del-brillo-al-cabo-de-un-rato-as/13796/2) and refering to the batery and wich one is better, In my opinion the SCREEN\_ON is better, because with the WAKE\_LOCK even if you have your app on the background, your device wont go to stand by, but with the SCREEN\_ON, if you are not using your app, the screen will go to sleep mode after a while.

Well, I don’t know much more about it, hope you find your answer 😃

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