title: Using WakeLock to Keep A Stream Playing
body: <p>I have a MediaPlayer running in a Service that's playing audio from a URL (streaming). As of now it appears to work well, and even continues playing when I put the phone in standby.</p>
  
  <p>I currently do not acquire a wakelock. My question is:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Is it actually necessary to acquire a wakelock in my situation?</li>
  <li>If it is necessary, what type of wakelock should I acquire?</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><sup>And yes, this is a legitimate use-case for wakelock, because my users explicitly want the audio to continue playing.</sup></p>