# \[Android\] Lock screen on play **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 10, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/android-lock-screen-on-play/232107 "2018-04-10T12:35:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![comio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/comio/32/81873_2.png) [@comio](https://forums.plex.tv/u/comio)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/android-lock-screen-on-play/232107/1 "2018-04-10T12:35:20Z")
Hi, I propose the following feature: lock screen when play. I saw this feature in another player (MX Player, I think) and it’s useful in order to avoid nervous touching of the screen (showing playing controls) or press the screen involuntarily. I will implement in this way: when start the play, if the user touches the screen a small padlock is shown into the corner. When the user touches the padlock for 3/5 seconds the UI will be unlocked and the normal controls are shown. The option should be enabled by mean of a specific entry into the application settings (“Enable screen autolock”). ciao luigi ---
**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:** [March 26, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/android-lock-screen-on-play/232107/2 "2022-03-26T13:50:47Z")
2022 clean-up: 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…