# Add lock screen button **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** android-mobile-legacy\ **Created:** [July 28, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-lock-screen-button/848725 "2023-07-28T18:24:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kanadiou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6bbea6/32.png) [@kanadiou](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kanadiou)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-lock-screen-button/848725/1 "2023-07-28T18:24:58Z")
hello, suggestion : add a lock screen button on android or ios to prevent touching screen. thanks ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-lock-screen-button/848725/2 "2023-07-28T18:58:19Z")
There’s already an existing threads discussing an option to lock the touchscreen during playback to avoid accidentally messing with the app while watching (e.g. for kids). I suggest you comment/vote in that thread in order to help us avoid distracting or cannibalizing votes. Unless I’m missing some unique aspect of your suggestion I’ll close this thread as a duplicate. > [@Option to lock the screen while playing on mobile](https://forums.plex.tv/t/option-to-lock-the-screen-while-playing-on-mobile/59872): > > Excellent idea from this thread: [https://forums.plex.tv/topic/101461-lock-the-screen-when-playing-video/](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/101461-lock-the-screen-when-playing-video/)     We use Plex a lot on our tablet when we're traveling so the kid can watch Power Pony Time or Sesame Road or whatever. But, cute as she is, she can't keep her hands and feet of the screen. Other players have an option to lock the screen during playback until you touch a particular area of the screen to unlock it. Does this feature exist in the Plex player?   Having kids and multip… ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-lock-screen-button/848725/3 "2023-07-29T11:04:03Z")
2023 clean-up: duplicate