diff --git a/android/src/main/java/ai.flow.android/AndroidLauncher.java b/android/src/main/java/ai.flow.android/AndroidLauncher.java
index 76a56f29..fd8f8880 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/ai.flow.android/AndroidLauncher.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/ai.flow.android/AndroidLauncher.java
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		PowerManager.WakeLock wakeLock = powerManager.newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, "ai.flow.app::wakelock");
 
 		// acquiring wakelock causes crash on some devices.
-		try {
-			wakeLock.acquire();
-		} catch (Exception e){
-			System.err.println(e);
-		}
+		//try {
+		//	wakeLock.acquire();
+		//} catch (Exception e){
+		//	System.err.println(e);
+		//}
 
 		// tune system for max throughput. Does this really help ?
 		//if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {