# \[Solved\] Vibrate phone in every 30 minutes **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** solved\ **Created:** [July 3, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-vibrate-phone-in-every-30-minutes/130602 "2019-07-03T15:40:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kartik\_old](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik_old/32/28305_2.png) [@kartik\_old](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik_old)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-vibrate-phone-in-every-30-minutes/130602/1 "2019-07-03T15:40:21Z")
Hello, I am creating a diary reminder app for myself. I want myself to be reminded every 30 minutes to write in my diary. It should start from morning 5.30 AM, and go till night11.30 PM. My phone should vibrate 5 times every 30 minutes. I did this in live test. The code is good, everything works fine… Now, my app should go in background. (I can’t keep the App open every time…) How can I do this? > **App Link** > > [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/2b8b902a8762f08963a5af0f084f9e94](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/2b8b902a8762f08963a5af0f084f9e94) > (the link only has 20 seconds as timer time for test) Thanks a lot 😄 ---
**Author:** ![jane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jane/32/27575_2.png) [@jane](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jane)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-vibrate-phone-in-every-30-minutes/130602/2 "2019-07-03T16:31:10Z")
Hi Kartik, It’s [now possible](http://community.thunkable.com/t/latest-thunkable-release-responsive-web-apps-and-keep-screen-on-2020-04-23/564008) to keep a Thunkable X app open when the device is locked. ---
**Author:** ![kartik\_old](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik_old/32/28305_2.png) [@kartik\_old](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik_old)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-vibrate-phone-in-every-30-minutes/130602/3 "2019-07-03T16:31:53Z")
Ohhhh, So what can I do? ---
**Author:** ![eoinparkinson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eoinparkinson/32/143769_2.png) [@eoinparkinson](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eoinparkinson)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-vibrate-phone-in-every-30-minutes/130602/4 "2019-07-04T00:00:09Z")
web viewer works in the background if streaming an audio file ---
**Author:** ![maxb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/maxb/32/35200_2.png) [@maxb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maxb)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-vibrate-phone-in-every-30-minutes/130602/5 "2020-05-08T14:15:27Z")
When the device is locked? The explanation of it says that it keeps THE SCREEN awake, not the app, cause I’d need to keep the app listening to firebase to receive notifications but it won’t if the screen is off ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-vibrate-phone-in-every-30-minutes/130602/6 "2020-05-08T14:28:28Z")
> [@maxb](#): > > When the device is locked? @maxb - no, not when the screen is off, unfortunately. I updated Jane’s post this morning to include a link to the recently released “Keep Screen On” block, but I missed this important part from Kartik: > [@kartik\_old](#): > > (I can’t keep the App open every time…) * * * So, in your case … > [@maxb](#): > > I’d need to keep the app listening to firebase to receive notifications but it won’t if the screen if off … unless you have your phone plugged in and kept on then this probably is a viable approach for you. What sort of app are you building? And could you use push notifications instead? ---
**Author:** ![maxb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/maxb/32/35200_2.png) [@maxb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maxb)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-vibrate-phone-in-every-30-minutes/130602/7 "2020-05-08T14:33:59Z")
I think I can but I still haven’t studied the notification component, I will when I get back to that part of the app, in the meanwhile I was solving with keeping the screen active on a blank screen (btw dom, can you please help me? I’m trying to test thevideo component with an online video but I am not able to find a source that gets recognized and haven’t found yet something on the forum) ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-vibrate-phone-in-every-30-minutes/130602/8 "2024-11-08T11:29:17Z")