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FakeStandby

Name: FakeStandby
Author: Jonas Bernard

Jonas Bernard

Turn off your screen while keeping apps running

System & tools
FOSS
Free
No ads
No tracking

Android only

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Most smartphones these days have long-living batteries, but who doesn't want their phone to last for just an hour more? While using an app, you maybe not nessesarily need your display. So, why don’t turn it off? Up to 20% of your battery power is consumed by the display. FakeStandby is an Android app to turn off your screen while keeping apps running. This includes foreground jobs, which means you can keep

Developer: Jonas Bernard
Website: fakestandby.jonasbernard.de/
Source code: github.com/JonasBernard/FakeStandby
Added to AppCosmos: 9 October 2026
License: GPL-3.0-or-later