![]() There is a handy menu with some cool options. Just select the ones that you want to keep the screen on for, and you are good to go. The moment you launch the app, the first thing that you will see is a list of all the apps that are installed on your smartphone. The pro version will cost you $1.99, and it unlocks app selection feature. There are some additional options like allow the screen to dim before turning off, whether to keep the screen on in desk and car dock and color themes which don’t really help anyone but still is a neat addition. Once in, you can choose apps for which you want the screen to stay on. After giving necessary permissions, you will have to access the settings from the notification area. Stay Alive is another app to keep your phone’s screen on and it comes with no interface of its own as an app. There is also support for Tasker, but this app won’t work with Xiaomi phones. The FaceWake feature will keep the screen on as long as the camera can detect your face. You will need to upgrade for $0.99 to remove ads, wake up the phone using FaceWake, and whitelist apps. The free version of the app is limited, ad-supported, and will let you set a timer to keep the screen on. That gives you more control as you get to choose which apps deserve your attention. Wakey is a simple and useful app that will keep your screen awake when you are using all the apps whitelisted. However, there is no way to choose individual apps. Both the apps are entirely free with no ads. I am not quite sure what ‘Just keep CPU running’ option does. The Timeout has a longer duration to choose from (up to 60 minutes). The Backlight Manager, available as a separate app, offers some new and interesting options. If you have a phone with a physical qwerty keypad, you can optionally choose to keep the keypad’s backlight on too. Unlike the system setting that asks us how long to wait before the phone is locked, here, you can keep it on until you press the power button to lock it manually. You download it, install it, and there is an option to keep the screen awake. For that, let’s take a look at some apps. It will only wait for the time that you have specified which can be too less or more, and it works system-wide meaning you cannot choose specific apps like news, RSS readers or social media apps. That’s where you decide how long Android should wait before turning off the screen and locking your smartphone. Open Settings and go to Sleep under Lock screen & password. There is a feature in Android settings that you can use to increase the sleep time so your phone will take longer before it decides to turn off the screen and autolock. How to Keep the Screen on Using the Android System Here are some Android apps to keep the screen on when you are using your favorite apps. I am sure you must have been in my situation too where you found the constant need to wake your phone because you are multitasking, a real headache. What’s more frustrating? To unlock, I have to pick it up because the fingerprint sensor rests at the back. It does get frustrating to find the phone’s display turned off when I need to check something quickly while I am writing. That’s why I’m always busy taking screenshots and writing about my experience with an app or a service in question. ![]() Often I engage in reading news, reviews, and trying new apps.
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