No matter whether I am using MPMoviePlayerController or AVPlayer (AVFoundation), the iOS does not allow the device to auto lock (to enter sleep mode) while the video is playing. I have a case wher...

I'm developing an music/video player app and just need to konw how to disable the auto-lock while my app is in foreground. I know I've to use [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setIdleTimerDisable...

I am developing an app that tracks the users movement over GPS (bike riding in particular) and I realized that when the screen auto-locks, the app would stop running (if I'm not mistaken, I'm not c...

I have managed to ensure that the iPhone doesn't auto-lock using: [[ UIApplication sharedApplication ] setIdleTimerDisabled: YES ]; But how do I make the screen dim after a certain amount of ti...

I'm attempting to write some code to keep a phone alive and not go to sleep on a webpage. In my search, I found this post: Prevent iOS mobile safari from going idle / auto-locking / sleeping? But...

I've got my iPod connected to my debugger running in XCode. The auto-lock is set to 1 minute. When the debugger is not running, the iPod goes to sleep after 1 minute of inactivity. However, when th...

I am working on an alarm app, which needs to auto-lock the device after a particular time period, since most of the clock applications in the App Store have that feature.

I'm writing an App that involves authentication on the initial screen, and allows access to sensitive data on later screens. When the iPhone is locked, either with the lock button or through auto-l...