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Exclude Device Sleep from Android Playtime Tracking

LaunchBox for Android

šŸ“‹ Summary

Pause playtime tracking when an Android device sleeps, and resume tracking when gameplay resumes.

ā— Problem

Putting a handheld to sleep during a game can cause the sleeping period to count toward its playtime.

A short gaming session followed by several hours of sleep can therefore produce a heavily inflated total.

šŸ’” Proposal

Add Exclude Device Sleep from Playtime, enabled by default.

When enabled:

  • Stop counting time while the device is asleep

  • Resume counting when the user resumes playing

  • Handle multiple sleep and wake cycles within one session

  • Preserve the time played before sleeping

For example, playing for 20 minutes, sleeping for two hours, then playing for another 10 minutes should record 30 minutes.

Posted by Fugalism Ā·
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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Oct 6

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    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case ā€” that context is always super helpful.

    Iā€™ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and Iā€™m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesnā€™t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team