Android Phones: How to Keep the Screen Always On

We know that controlling the screen on time and brightness is essential to save battery on Android phones. However, there are many occasions when we may require the display to be continuously on. In this case we can also find the way, although in some cases we may need help from third-party software.

Android Phones: How to Keep the Screen Always On

On our site we have previously seen how to keep the screen on while the mobile is charging. This will allow us to continue working with our terminal and look at the screen if it turns off continuously . But what happens when the mobile is not charging and we also need the screen to be on?

Android developers have special commands so that the screen of our mobile does not turn off. This is what allows, for example, applications like Netflix or YouTube to keep the screen on while watching a video, no matter how long it lasts. However, in many productivity tasks, the user may require that the display be kept on without a specific limit.

Methods of keeping the screen on

Native Android option

In order to achieve this, we have two options. The first is to go to the screen settings of our mobile. Once inside, we will see the option ” Suspend after” In this case and depending on the mobile model or its personalization layer, we can find the “Always on” option that will not turn off the screen under any circumstances until we select otherwise .

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In other cases, we will find that the maximum time for the screen not to turn off is 30 minutes, that we can select and turn on the screen in said 30-minute periods to prevent the screen from turning off. However, it may not be enough for some users.

Using software

Luckily, many developers have launched on Google Play, applications that we can install on our Android mobile to keep the screen on for as long as necessary . “Keep screen on” is possibly the simplest and least-occupying application (just two megabytes) to achieve our goal so that the screen does not turn off at any time.

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In this case, once the application is downloaded, we only have to press the application switch. Then we can exit it, since it will continue to run in the background to keep the screen on. When we do not need the function, we can either click on the same button to deactivate it or force the application to close.