The WakeLock
interface of the Screen Wake Lock API prevents device screens from dimming or locking when an application needs to keep running.
The system wake lock is exposed through the global Navigator.wakeLock
property.
Instance methods
-
request()
-
Requests a WakeLockSentinel
object, which returns a Promise
that resolves with a WakeLockSentinel
object.
Examples
The following asynchronous function requests a WakeLockSentinel
object. The WakeLock.request()
method is wrapped in a try...catch
statement to account for if the browser refuses the request for any reason.
try {
const wakeLock = await navigator.wakeLock.request("screen");
} catch (err) {
console.log(`${err.name}, ${err.message}`);
}
Specifications
Browser compatibility
|
Desktop |
Mobile |
|
Chrome |
Edge |
Firefox |
Internet Explorer |
Opera |
Safari |
WebView Android |
Chrome Android |
Firefox for Android |
Opera Android |
Safari on IOS |
Samsung Internet |
WakeLock |
84 |
84 |
No |
No |
70 |
16.4 |
84 |
84 |
No |
60 |
16.4 |
14.0 |
request |
84 |
84 |
No |
No |
70 |
16.4 |
84 |
84 |
No |
60 |
16.4 |
14.0 |