Turn off your screen while keeping apps running
About this app
Most smartphones these days have long-living batteries, but who doesn't want their phone to last for just an hour more? While using an app, you maybe not nessesarily need your display. So, why don’t turn it off? Up to 20% of your battery power is consumed by the display.
FakeStandby is an Android app to turn off your screen while keeping apps running. This includes foreground jobs, which means you can keep • listening to music on YouTube
• staying online on WhatsApp and other text messengers • running your favorite game
all with your screen turned off.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by Jonas Bernard.
What's New in v1.4.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- + Added a "secure mode" switch that is activated by default. If activated, the FakeStandby will dismiss itself after a timeout. This is to prevent the users from locking themselves out of their own phone.
- * Fix the compatibility notification for devices without quick tile support.
- * Hopefully fixed a lot of issues regarding not being able to start the Accessibility Service on devices with Android 12 and newer
- * The app is now compiled against SDK version 31 instead of 30
Version history
Apr 1, 2023 · 1.7 MB · Android API 23–31 · code 14
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- + Added a "secure mode" switch that is activated by default. If activated, the FakeStandby will dismiss itself after a timeout. This is to prevent the users from locking themselves out of their own phone.
- * Fix the compatibility notification for devices without quick tile support.
- * Hopefully fixed a lot of issues regarding not being able to start the Accessibility Service on devices with Android 12 and newer
- * The app is now compiled against SDK version 31 instead of 30
SHA-256 88495a6fa0500a2d0e23b632a4dfee1bfb89fc4ad65602d4e4730108e8a8127f
Feb 20, 2023 · 1.6 MB · Android API 23–31 · code 12
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- + Added new translations. App is available in 24 languages now.
- * Fixed issue #55
SHA-256 b26cad1a72bb30487ea26ba8caf38919cf7d806e4f9c39eb80fbbe8a7c307198
Sep 15, 2022 · 1.6 MB · Android API 23–31 · code 11
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- + Added a switch to invert the overlay color
- + Imported new translations
- + Added the language hebrew
- * The switch to invert the color should fix #31.
- * Fixed typos from #28
SHA-256 1621370f48a2ad0a41a3ef528896c3c8c6fa169be9c7deba49d9ca642fbcb887
Will it run on your device?
73%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.3.5 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall FakeStandby first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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Source code
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SHA-256 Hash
88495a6fa0500a2d0e23b632a4dfee1bfb89fc4ad65602d4e4730108e8a8127f
Signing certificate
66c372709ce57822f0fd66f3de7d119b70c6433dcefd48e967513b6ed86c154a
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