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Keep your screen on in Samsung Internet

Samsung Internet 14 and later can keep your Android screen on while the AwakeTab tab is showing. It is built on Chromium 87, so the wake lock works as it does in Chrome. Leave the browser and your normal screen timeout comes back, and Samsung's power-saving settings can close the browser once you have left it.

Sources checked Saturday, 26 September 20264 min readBy Soubhik Biswas
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Set it up in Samsung Internet

Two steps start a session. The last two are optional ways to keep the tab in view or change the phone's own setting.

  1. Step 1: Open AwakeTab in Samsung Internet and tap Start

    Samsung Internet › awaketab.com

    Pick a length or an "Until…" time, then tap Start. Wait for the pill to say "Screen awake" before you put the phone down.

  2. Step 2: Keep the tab on screen

    No Home, Recents or other apps

    Leaving the browser or switching tabs ends the lock at once, and the pill changes to "Paused — tab hidden". Come back and AwakeTab asks again.

  3. Step 3: Optional: use split screen

    Recents › app icon › Split screen

    Put your recipe or notes in one half and AwakeTab in the other, so the tab stays on screen. The exact steps differ between phones and Android versions.

  4. Step 4: Optional: change the phone's own timeout

    Settings › Display › Screen timeout

    This covers every app on the phone, and the longest choice depends on the model. A long timeout also drains the battery in your pocket.

Which Samsung Internet setups keep the screen on

These results come from browser documentation and Chromium's source, checked 26 September 2026. Real-device results on a Galaxy phone appear here once recorded.

Samsung Internet 14 or later, tab on screenResult: SupportedWhat to know: The screen stays on while you can see the tab.
Home, Recents, another app or another tabResult: PausesWhat to know: The lock ends at once. AwakeTab asks again when you return.
Split screen with AwakeTab in one halfResult: Not yet testedWhat to know: The tab stays on screen, so it should keep the display lit beside the other app.
Samsung power saving onResult: Not yet testedWhat to know: We have not yet checked on a device whether it changes anything for a visible tab.
Samsung Internet before 14Result: Video fallbackWhat to know: No Screen Wake Lock API there. You can choose "Tap to use the fallback".
Chrome 84 or later on the same phoneResult: SupportedWhat to know: The same rules. See keep your Android screen on in Chrome.
AwakeTab browser extensionResult: Not availableWhat to know: The extension is for desktop Chrome and Edge. There is no Android version.

What turns the screen off anyway

If the screen still goes dark, one of these is usually why.

  • Sleeping-apps listsSamsung's "sleeping apps" settings can close the browser after you leave it. They do not touch a tab you are looking at.
  • One timeout for the whole phoneAndroid has no per-app timeout, so a long one keeps the screen on for every app.Android screen timeout for one app
  • Leaving the browserHome, Recents or a notification that opens another app hides the tab and releases the lock.
  • The power buttonPressing it turns the screen off, whatever the tab asked for.
Try it hereTry itStart a session, switch tabs, then come back and watch the pill. Ends at … if you start now.Start a 30-minute session

Questions

Samsung's power-saving settings can close the browser once it is in the background. AwakeTab restores a session after the page reloads, so check the pill. If it keeps happening, look for the list of apps that should never sleep in your phone's battery settings and add Samsung Internet.

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