# Help build a timer that works when the screen is locked

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-build-a-timer-that-works-when-the-screen-is-locked/1238064>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 7:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-build-a-timer-that-works-when-the-screen-is-locked/1238064 "2021-04-22T07:50:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-build-a-timer-that-works-when-the-screen-is-locked/1238064/10 "2021-04-22T17:19:23Z")

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Here you are

> [@New to thunkable, trying to hire someone to finish my app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/new-to-thunkable-trying-to-hire-someone-to-finish-my-app/1015826/12):
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> Hey John! To my knowledge, this is a limitation rather than a bug. Here is a quick video explaining a work around I did for a similar app about a year ago:

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