No Pause Lock

4.1
86 reviews
1K+
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Everyone
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About this app

Disable touch screen and buttons while using your app

- use your favourite app on a locked phone preventing accidental touch of screen or buttons
- continue using your app with phone in a pocket
- let your child watch videos without unintended app stopping

Usage
Run this app, switch to your app and while it's running on screen:
-hold(not regular short press) "Power" button for approx. 1-2 seconds till screen lock - like You do to display Power off dialog(requires app enabled in accessibility settings on Android 9 and above)
- use proximity or shake sensor locking / unlocking
Your phone is effectively locked and your app is STILL RUNNING;)
Touchscreen and navigation buttons ale blocked to prevent accidental touch
To unlock simply hold "Power" again or use sensors or use regular short presses to put device to sleep/wake.

If "Home","Back" or "Menu" or other buttons wouldn't block try enabling "NoPause Lock" service in Android accessibility settings.


If any of the navigation buttons is still active after locking and you've got Lolipop (ANDROID 5.0) or higher you can combine this app with "screen pinning" Android feature to prevent your app being switched over by accidental button press

“This app uses Accessibility services.”

This optional service helps holding nad using device for people with grip disability or finger trembling and such by disabling hardware and soft buttons and preventing unintended touches on some devices during lock.
This service doesn't gather or forward any data.

!!! Make sure "Display pop-up window" , "Draw over other apps" or such is allowed in app permissions !!!

Some customised non standard firmware may prevent Power button activation, sensor activation methods should work though.
Updated on
Aug 13, 2020

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Ratings and reviews

4.1
84 reviews
A Google user
September 20, 2019
Works well. Nice, simple interface. Using it for a work project on a number of devices. One recommendation would be to not allow the short press of the power button to sleep the phone normally. It is easy to accidentally press the power button briefly rather than for 1-2 seconds in which case, our app goes to sleep on the phones we are using after 5 minutes. You can't definitively tell the difference between this and a long press "locked" mode either until you try to wake the phone up later and the app is restarting. We give the phones out to others during demos so they aren't always in our control. I have the accessibility setting set but that doesn't prevent the power button from being pressed briefly either when the app is "locked" or when it is not.
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besspiny
September 20, 2019
Unfortunately disabling Power button is restricted by Android OS for security concerns
Hasidic Kaiju
February 14, 2021
Pretty great app. Android is dumb and makes it so when phone is locked, it turns off wifi after a bit, meaning data is used, using it and the battery up more. Would like more customization options. Maybe an in app touch to lock like the shake or sensor blocked activation. Add that and the app is 5 stars easily. The shake to lock is a bit wonky. But I find shake to lock and sensor unblocked (3 sec) to be a great setup. Shake, put in pocket, good to go. Take out of pocket, "wakes up". Bam. Great
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A Google user
December 23, 2018
I absolutely loved this app on my last phone. I like to listen to YouTube meditation music to help go to sleep and this app would let me listen to videos on YouTube with the screen off so i could sleep. However, after upgrading to a Huawei Mate SE, this app doesn't seem to be compatibile. This app is not able to turn off the screen while keeping the apps running on a Huawei phone, it seems.
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besspiny
December 23, 2018
How app behaves? None of locking method works? Specs says it Andoid 8.0 with EMUI 5.1? Are You sure to have enabled permissions (pop-up windows in EMUI or regular Draw over other apps)? Haven't seen it not working on any EMUI i've tried it on. If it's manuf. customised firmware breaking app behaviour it's out of my reach to correct.

What's new

Power button lock(app enabled in accessibility on Android 9 and above)
VOD players mode (soft lock)