Screen Wake Lock API

Ever wondered how YouTube prevents the screen from being switched off while playing the video? Well, that's because of the Screen Wake Lock API.

let wakeLock = null;

async function lockHandler() {
  wakeLock = await navigator.wakeLock.request("screen");
}

async function releaseHandler() {
  await wakeLock.release();
  wakeLock = null;
}

NOTE: You can only use the Screen Wake Lock API if the page is already visible on the screen. Otherwise, it would throw an error.