Keep Screen On

Keep Screen On

A screen timeout quick settings tile

David Weis System

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Description

Keep Screen On allows you to add a quick settings tile, with which you can easily disable screen timeout and then restore the previous timeout value.

For example, this may be useful to you if you need the display to stay on temporarily when viewing a website or document or if your device does not have the option to set the screen timeout to never in the settings.

Features:
- Disable screen timeout or set a specific value
- Quick settings tile
- Automatically restore timeout when battery is low
- Automatically restore timeout when is screen is turned off
- Material You
- No creepy ads or trackers
- No internet permission
- Open Source

Source code: https://github.com/elastic-rock/KeepScreenOn

What’s new (1.28.0)

- New home screen widget
- Major behind the scenes code restructuring
- Better QS tile performance
- Two additional timeout options to choose from

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.28.0 current
eb028b37b57db2e0…
2026-01-01 3.5 MB API 24
1.27.0
66496e4101acc889…
2025-10-23 1.4 MB API 24
1.26.3
36535e41c1e95f3e…
2025-09-16 1.4 MB API 24

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • System settingsChange system settings.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • keepscreenon.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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