# Speech timer ! Help me please! **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [January 19, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/speech-timer-help-me-please/1057096 "2021-01-19T08:14:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sewar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sewar](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sewar)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/speech-timer-help-me-please/1057096/1 "2021-01-19T08:14:15Z")
Hello dear professionals. I am writing this text with Google translator. I am from Russia and I am 60 years old. I made a program for my workouts - it’s a voice timer. When I do yoga, I have a headstand, I need to know how many minutes to do this exercise in order not to harm my health. When you stand upside down, looking at the clock is not very convenient ;-). I made a program that works like a stopwatch and says seconds - five to ten - etc. But there’s a problem! And I need your help! The program is simple and works without any problems, but when the phone falls asleep the program stops working. The phone settings are set to auto-lock the screen after 2 minutes, I do not want to change this setting. The question is - how can I prevent my program from allowing the phone to auto-lock and continue working in the background? Help me please! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/2/429a6b4f98716b21cad18498b34a74043dcbf4f6.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/f/1/f15e35bee3e03c0cd4594024f079f5ffcd824cee.png) [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/02584ecc9426719dbff28210a9b00f46](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/02584ecc9426719dbff28210a9b00f46) ---
**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:** [January 19, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/speech-timer-help-me-please/1057096/2 "2021-01-19T08:21:51Z")
try this block in the `Device drawer` ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/b/0/b0c82583ae8876d07aecf0f1d10229b1f8057efd.png) This will prevent the phone from going to sleep mode when the app is open. ---
**Author:** ![sewar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sewar](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sewar)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/speech-timer-help-me-please/1057096/3 "2021-01-19T08:53:19Z")
Delightful! It’s so simple and so brilliant! Thank you, distant and smart friend! ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/speech-timer-help-me-please/1057096/4 "2021-01-19T11:46:47Z")
i think you should put solution to @muneer’s post because he solved your problem ---
**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:** [January 19, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/speech-timer-help-me-please/1057096/5 "2021-01-19T14:36:18Z")
Most important, the issue is solved. ---
**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, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/speech-timer-help-me-please/1057096/6 "2024-11-08T13:30:36Z")