Redeye Stay Awake | BinaryMagi Inc.

RedEye Stay Awake allows your phone or tablet to stay awake by preventing it from going into sleep mode regardless of whatever apps are also running. It allows you to quickly and easily turn on & off automatic sleep mode without having to dig through the configuration menus.

RedEye screenshot - config screen (old Android)

RedEye screenshot - awake level config screen

RedEye screenshot - pulldown menu button

RedEye screenshot - config 10inch tablet

Features

Tapping a notification is so much easier than digging through the settings menus to find the timeout delay
Configurable start at boot and enable at boot
Optional (but recommended) auto-disable on low battery
Optional auto-enable and disable on external power (i.e. the AC recharger cord)
Optional auto-disable on manual screen shut-off
4 levels of 'awake' to choose from ranging from "fully on" to "screen off but CPU remains active"
Does not interfere with applications that already provide this functionality (i.e. the YouTube app)
Allows the device to remain on even if Exchange policies impose a mandatory timeout
Locale & Tasker integration support (paid version only)

Required Permissions

Paid version

WAKE_LOCK - Allows Redeye to serve its purpose and keep the phone or tablet awake
BOOT_COMPLETED - Notifies Redeye at boot time to allow it to launch itself or not depending on how it is configure
tasker.PERMISSION_RUN_TASKS - For Locale & Tasker plugin support
CHECK_LICENSE - Allows Redeye to verify its Google Play license without requiring full Internet permissions

Free version

This version is supported by AdMob advertisements. Please purchase the paid version to remove them.

WAKE_LOCK - Allows Redeye to serve its purpose and keep the phone or tablet awake
BOOT_COMPLETED - Notifies Redeye at boot time to allow it to launch itself or not depending on how it is configured
Standard AdMob library permissions - Network access, accounts on the device, SD card modification, and approximate location

Revision History

1.6 - Fixed settings page issue in Lollipop, added Locale & Tasker support to paid version, update base API to Android 5.1, and all of the little enhancements gained by migrating the code base to Android Studio

1.5.2 - Added French translation and updated base API to Android 5.0

1.5.1 - Minor update to one of the larger upgrades in 1.5

1.5 - Numerous bugfixes and upgrades. Paid version now offers to uninstall the free version if found.

1.4 - Added option to disable the notification

1.3 - Added option to deactivate Redeye when the screen is manually turned off

1.2 - Added option to enable when on AC and fixed a minor bug that briefly showed a black screen when enabling/disabling

1.1 - Added option to enable at boot and adjusted the behavior at initial loading

1.0 - Initial release