Enable iPhone accelerometer while screen is locked..

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Published on 2010-03-27T13:27:33Z Indexed on 2010/03/27 13:33 UTC
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So apparently it is possible to keep the processor going processing stuff while the screen is locked, as indicated here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1551712/running-iphone-apps-while-in-sleep-mode

However, after testing with the example code, UIAccelerometer will just stop giving value as soon as the device is locked pronto. Is there a way to force otherwise?

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