Caffeinate
Caffeinate is a free, open-source app for Android. Keep your phone's screen On while developing. It has 145 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About Caffeinate
Caffeinate is an App that helps android developers to keep their phone's display awake without having to change the device settings.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Caffeinate from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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Is Caffeinate free and open source?
Yes. Caffeinate's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Caffeinate?
You can install Caffeinate from F-Droid (package com.hifnawy.caffeinate) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v2.2.0).
Is Caffeinate still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 1, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Dec 9, 2025. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.


