Any app to keep phone from auto locking after X minutes?

dinneenp · 14-12-2020 4:50pm #1

Hi,
So company phone auto locks after 10 minutes. I use Strava on my phone when cycling. Are there any apps that'll prevent it from auto-locking, e.g. the app auto-refreshes or mimics a gesture after 9 mins that'll kickstart the 10 minutes?

Thanks,
Pa.

frozenfrozen · 14-12-2020 4:54pm

wake lock might work

dinneenp · 14-12-2020 5:08pm

frozenfrozen wrote: »

wake lock might work

Cheers. There's a few with that name, I went with 'Wake Lock- CPU Awake', will test it.

ED E · 14-12-2020 6:00pm

That's a security posture. It's there for a reason so if a phone is lost its inaccessible. Don't circumvent it.

If you need a personal phone buy one or use a wahoo/Garmin.

sioda · 14-12-2020 6:22pm

I use this to keep my phone alive when I'm cooking works fine

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.aboutall.android.tools.kepscreenon

Oink · 14-12-2020 6:50pm

Might be a good idea to check you’re allowed to install that on your company phone. There’s a good few places where you’d get in serious trouble.

dinneenp · 10-01-2021 7:09pm

Tried CPU awake, didn't work. guess none will so.

Del2005 · 11-01-2021 5:09am

dinneenp wrote: »

Tried CPU awake, didn't work. guess none will so.

Does it lock after 10 minutes if you are using Google Maps or any other navigation app? If it does then it's a company app/policy and you could get it trouble circumventing it, if it doesn't run the navigation app in split screen with Strava

phill106 · 11-01-2021 9:32am

As somone who works in an industry that is similar, i urge you to think about what you are asking for.
Company has put those restrictions on it to safeguard data on your phone. First thing they would do if your phone went missing would be to verify with you, and the IT team that everything is as it should be.
Two guesses who they will blame if your unlocked phone is found and company data accessed?

swampy353 · 11-01-2021 9:36am

phill106 wrote: »

As somone who works in an industry that is similar, i urge you to think about what you are asking for.
Company has put those restrictions on it to safeguard data on your phone. First thing they would do if your phone went missing would be to verify with you, and the IT team that everything is as it should be.
Two guesses who they will blame if your unlocked phone is found and company data accessed?

Could use tasker to enable and disable keep awake while using stravia

phill106 · 11-01-2021 10:14am

swampy353 wrote: »

Could use tasker to enable and disable keep awake while using stravia

so if phone lost, while the stravia app was open... security disabled?

Wetbench4 · 11-01-2021 11:10am

Could you just play one of those 12hr videos on youtube? That would keep it awake

flazio · 11-01-2021 11:13am

If you have anything attached to the phone via Bluetooth you could add it as a trusted device which would keep the phone unlocked while in vicinity of the Bluetooth device. Locks once separated.

dinneenp · 15-01-2021 11:30am

phill106 wrote: »

As somone who works in an industry that is similar, i urge you to think about what you are asking for.
Company has put those restrictions on it to safeguard data on your phone. First thing they would do if your phone went missing would be to verify with you, and the IT team that everything is as it should be.
Two guesses who they will blame if your unlocked phone is found and company data accessed?

Good point. Will revert back to old phone from Strava on cycles.

Any app to keep phone from auto locking after X minutes?

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