# Screen Lock on mobile apps **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [November 23, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/screen-lock-on-mobile-apps/23671 "2012-11-23T03:08:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vrtladept](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e480ec/32.png) [@vrtladept](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vrtladept)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/screen-lock-on-mobile-apps/23671/1 "2012-11-23T03:08:56Z")
On the mobile apps (phone, tablet) I would like to see a screen lock option so you can hand the phone to a young child and not have them exit the application. ---
**Author:** ![lazybones](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lazybones/32/3815_2.png) [@lazybones](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lazybones)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/screen-lock-on-mobile-apps/23671/2 "2012-11-23T15:32:56Z")
iOS 6 devices have this already as a global OS feature. It is called “Guided Access”, you enable it under the accessibility options then it is just a triple tap of the home button to activate. ---
**Author:** ![wvhall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@wvhall](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wvhall)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/screen-lock-on-mobile-apps/23671/3 "2013-04-12T08:56:51Z")
Def +1 for this!   ---
**Author:** ![ConVas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@ConVas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ConVas)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/screen-lock-on-mobile-apps/23671/4 "2013-04-12T12:36:47Z")
> iOS 6 devices have this already as a global OS feature. > > It is called "Guided Access", you enable it under the accessibility options then it is just a triple tap of the home button to activate. Nice tip, fist time have heard of this option. ---
**Author:** ![distearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/distearth/32/107150_2.png) [@distearth](https://forums.plex.tv/u/distearth)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/screen-lock-on-mobile-apps/23671/5 "2015-10-07T14:05:51Z")
I’ve tried the Plex Pass but will discontinue before the month is up. I have to download videos to the device and use MX Player with Kid Lock for my daughter to be able to watch videos without stopping playback every few seconds. I will buy a lifetime membership if this feature is added. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/screen-lock-on-mobile-apps/23671/6 "2021-06-08T01:27:40Z")
Early 2021 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… ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/screen-lock-on-mobile-apps/23671/7 "2021-06-10T00:45:34Z")