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Keep Screen On

A screen timeout quick settings tile
New in version 1.28.0
- New home screen widget
- Major behind the scenes code restructuring
- Better QS tile performance
- Two additional timeout options to choose from
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
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  • Version 1.28.0 (60) suggested Added on Jan 01, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • modify system settings
      Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
    • com.elasticrock.keepscreenon.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 3.5 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 1.27.0
    - Initial tasker integration release for testing purposes (functionality not considered stable, may change at any moment)
  • Version 1.27.0 (56) - Added on Oct 23, 2025

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • modify system settings
      Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
    • com.elasticrock.keepscreenon.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 1.4 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 1.26.3
    - Fixed bug where app UI would not react when stopping KeepScreenOn from notification
  • Version 1.26.3 (55) - Added on Sep 16, 2025

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • modify system settings
      Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
    • com.elasticrock.keepscreenon.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 1.4 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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