Screen Timeout Activating Even While Full Screen Video Plays

grapheine

I've been getting irritated when watching a video in full screen for it to be stopped and my screen shut off in 30 seconds. It didn't used to do this. What's changed?

userofgos

grapheine I've been experiencing the same thing. Not sure if it was an upstream change to AOSP.

Novalissoide

grapheine Vanadium, on Reddit watching a video in full screen, the screen turns off after 30 seconds 😖

userofgos been experiencing the same thing

liminal browser-based video as well

Would switching this to ON help?

https://imgur.com/a/QLlOYtk

Settings > Apps > Special app access > Picture-in-picture

grapheine

Still happening.

DeletedUser495

grapheine you mind saying a little detail like what app you use for watching your videos, that may be important as well as its battery settings and your screen timeout.

grapheine

DeletedUser495 its happening in Vanadium, for sure. I haven't used New Pipe recently because it doesn't seem to ever work.

DeletedUser495

grapheine this may be your solution

https://github.com/InfinityLoop1308/PipePipe

If screen still keeps turning off, have a look at Settings > Display > Screen timeout and set it to higher value if it's too low.

fid03

grapheine its happening in Vanadium, for sure. I haven't used New Pipe recently because it doesn't seem to ever work.

Turning the device off and on fixed it for me.

grapheine

fid03 that actually seems to have resolved it. Thanks!

grapheine

Actually that didn't resolve it. This is so frustrating. Using Vanadium, YouTube seems to work, but for example, on Reddit if I'm playing a video full screen the screen turns off after the timeout

fid03

grapheine Does it happen with the newest GrapheneOS release based on Android 16 QPR1 (the one with the new UI)? Specifically GrapheneOS 2025112100 and later.

fid03

Could you please list with which apps you are experiencing this issue, and with which apps you are not experiencing this issue? Several people have liked posts and other threads on a similar or identical issue, so if these people share more details on it it could help other people to reproduce it.

Details that can help are:

device model
GrapheneOS version
apps in which the issue does occur
apps in which the issue does not occur
does it reoccur after you have turned the device off and on again?

grapheine

fid03 I just checked after upgrading and so far it seems to be working. I'm currently on 2025112101

grapheine

I guess I was wrong, again.

My screen time out is set to 30 seconds.

In Vanadium, on Reddit watching a video in full screen, the screen turns off after 30 seconds 😖

grapheine

OK what the hell. It happens sometimes and not always. Makes it difficult to troubleshoot.

I tested in Firefox mobile and no turning off. Then I tried Vanadium, and it didn't turn off this time. I tried both Reddit and YouTube.

I can't figure out why it happens sometimes and not others.

liminal

So I have this issue. I noticed after the last major update (16?) that when I played videos full screen, the status bar up top doesn't disappear and the switcher bar remains. I can extend the screen timeout but that doesn't really solve the problem. It's like the app can go full screen, but the OS doesn't know it.

In my specific example I'm using Tidal to play videos, but this applies for browser-based video as well; YouTube for example.

Kernel: 6.1.162-android14-11-g4d32cd6f478f
#1 Thu Feb 12 19:19:27 UTC 2026
Build: 2026021201

grapheine

Novalissoide worth a try!

liminal

Novalissoide I think this is a solution. Can't say it works for Tidal as it doesn't request this as a permission. Guess I'm barking up the wrong tree :)