How to keep screen on (backlight and not autounlock) when the an app is running?

Posted on Fri 27th, January 2023

• #1

pancake

Is there a way to tell the system not to lock the device and keep the backlight on until the app is closed?
• #2

Ganblejs in reply to @pancake

You could programmatically change the setting and then switch it back to the user setting when exiting the app, would be one way.
• #3

Gordon
I think just doing:
```
Bangle.setLCDPower(1);
Bangle.setLocked(0);
Bangle.setLCDTimeout(0);
```
Will do it. As long as you don't 'fast load' then reloading a new app will automatically re-apply the old settings

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