# \[Solved\] Video player does not keep the screen on while playing
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-video-player-does-not-keep-the-screen-on-while-playing/295641
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Tags:** solved, video
**Created:** [October 30, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-video-player-does-not-keep-the-screen-on-while-playing/295641 "2019-10-30T13:24:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@hhuman](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hhuman)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-video-player-does-not-keep-the-screen-on-while-playing/295641/1 "2019-10-30T13:24:54Z")
Hi guys. I made a simple app with the video player and uploaded a 1 minute video to it. I have my screen timeout set to 30 seconds for testing. The screen times out at 30 seconds when the video is playing. Unless i expand it to fullscreen mode. Is this the way it is? Should not the screen stay on when a video is playing regardless? Thanks for your help!
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### Author:  [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-video-player-does-not-keep-the-screen-on-while-playing/295641/2 "2020-04-24T11:03:18Z")
19 posts were merged into an existing topic: [[Superpost] Possible to keep screen active / screen on?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/superpost-possible-to-keep-screen-active-screen-on/63540)
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### Author:  [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-video-player-does-not-keep-the-screen-on-while-playing/295641/22 "2020-04-24T11:03:18Z")