AwakeTab docs
How AwakeTab keeps a screen awake, where a web page stops, and what each browser supports.
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How AwakeTab works
AwakeTab asks your browser for a screen wake lock and shows what the browser answered: seven states, one pill, and a timer that follows the lock.
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Honest limits: what AwakeTab cannot do
A wake lock holds the display while its tab is visible. It cannot beat a closed lid, change your Teams status or stop system sleep. Here is each limit.
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AwakeTab FAQ: the questions we are asked most
Straight answers about AwakeTab: hidden tabs, closed lids, Teams status, iPhone Auto-Lock, faces, sounds, notes, battery, price and your data.
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Reference
Which browsers hold the screen, and the API underneath.
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Wake lock browser support matrix
Screen Wake Lock support: Chrome and Edge 84, Firefox 126, Safari 16.4 and more, checked against docs and engine source. Device results are pending. 6 min read -
Screen Wake Lock API: a practical guide with error handling
How navigator.wakeLock.request('screen') works, why it throws NotAllowedError, how to re-acquire after visibilitychange, and support as of September 2026. 7 min read
Behaviour
What a battery saver or a chat app does to a screen kept awake.
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Do battery savers block a wake lock? Mostly, no
No browser engine refuses a wake lock for battery saver; Firefox stops at 5 % battery. iPhone Low Power Mode does cap Auto-Lock at 30 seconds. 3 min read -
Does keeping your screen on keep Teams green? No. Here's why
No. Teams shows Away after about 5 minutes without keyboard or mouse input, and Slack after 10, even with the screen on. Here is what sets your status. 5 min read
Trust
Support claims come from browser documentation and automated tests. Real-device results appear in the matrix once recorded.
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How AwakeTab is checked
What each AwakeTab support claim rests on today: browser documentation, engine source and automated tests. Device results appear as they are recorded. 4 min read
More help
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Fix a problem
Step-by-step fixes for timeouts, greyed-out settings and screens that go dark. 7 guides