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Keep Screen On

Keep Screen On is a free, open-source utility app for Android. A screen timeout quick settings tile. It has 282 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 Keep Screen On

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:

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds Keep Screen On 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

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Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

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Is Keep Screen On free and open source?

Yes. Keep Screen On'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 Keep Screen On?

You can install Keep Screen On from F-Droid (package com.elasticrock.keepscreenon) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.29.1).

Is Keep Screen On still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 21, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jan 1, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.