Battery drain issue

[arpitjoshi08]

i am using socketio for android and working properly. now getting issue is that battery drain quickly when app used. how can i resolved that issue.

[kahwooi]

@arpitjoshi08 Did you left the socket open all the time or you disconnect it after a process finish?

[arpitjoshi08]

according to my need i have to connect socket every time even after app is kill from background (using in chat app)

[jirevwe]

Actually, you should not do that.

If this is a chat app, use Firebase Cloud Messaging to intercept messages when the app is on the background and open the appropriate activity/fragment with the chat UI.

If the app is open the the socket should only connect in the activity/fragment that has the chat interface or depending on your implementation, you can register the socket on the application instance.

[darrachequesne]

For future readers:

I've added a note in the documentation: https://socketio.github.io/socket.io-client-java/android.html#How_to_keep_a_Socket.IO_client_running_in_the_background.3F

Please reopen if needed.