How do I prevent the iPhone screen from dimming or turning off while my application is running?

ios uiapplication
lajos picture lajos · Sep 24, 2008 · Viewed 24.8k times · Source

I'm working on an app that requires no user input, but I don't want the iPhone to enter the power saving mode.

Is it possible to disable power saving from an app?

Answer

lajos picture lajos · Sep 24, 2008

Objective-C

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setIdleTimerDisabled:YES];

Swift

UIApplication.shared.isIdleTimerDisabled = true

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