How can I keep the screen alive while viewing camera feed in full screen?

[bugzyit]

When viewing a camera feed in full screen, the screen locks after my lock screen timeout. How can I prevent this with the camera card and an active full screen feed? Looking for standard video behavior like in streaming apps, Wyze, etc.

[pratikrath126]

Hey! Keeping the screen awake while in full screen is a common request for dashboard setups. Since the card itself doesn't always automatically trigger a 'Wake Lock', here are a couple of ways to handle this in Home Assistant:

1. Browser Wake Lock: If you're using a modern browser, you can sometimes enable a setting to prevent sleep. For example, on Android/iOS dashboards, the Home Assistant Companion app has a 'Keep Screen On' option in the settings.
2. 2. Kiosk Mode: If you use the 'Kiosk Mode' custom component (available via HACS), it can sometimes help manage screen state, though it's primarily for UI hiding.
3. 3. Fully Kiosk Browser: If you're on an Android tablet, using the Fully Kiosk Browser is the gold standard. It has a specific option to 'Keep Screen On' and even an API that HA can talk to.
4. 4. Browser Mod: The integration allows you to control the screen state of a browser from an automation. You can set up an automation that turns the screen on (or keeps it on) when that specific dashboard view is active.
      Ideally, the card would use the 'Screen Wake Lock API' when in full screen mode. You might want to check the card's documentation to see if there's a specific option you can toggle in the YAML. Hope that helps!

[bugzyit]

This is very helpful, thank you for taking the time to provide a comprehensive response. I was unaware of the companion app setting and this will resolve most of my need - thank you for that. Also, good to know the browser workaround options are available.

Thanks again.
Chris