In this guide

Open Screen timeout
Pick a time
Screen attention
Mind the battery
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Short answer

Open Settings, tap Display and touch, then Screen timeout. Pick 15 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1, 2, 5, 10 or 30 minutes. Screen attention on the same page keeps the screen on while you look at it. A longer timeout uses more battery.

Device: Android
Shown on: Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)
App: Settings
Path: Settings › Display and touch › Screen timeout: pick a time
Real screenshots: 4 of 4 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Open Screen timeout
Open Settings and tap Display and touch. Screen timeout is under Lock display. Ours said After 30 minutes of inactivity.
Done
Pick a time
The choices are 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2, 5, 10 and 30 minutes. Tap one; there is no Save button. Ours had 30 minutes ticked.
Done
Screen attention
Below the list is Screen attention: it prevents the screen from turning off if you're looking at it. It uses the front camera, and the page says images are never stored or sent to Google. Ours was off.
Done
Mind the battery
The page notes that a longer screen timeout will use more battery.
Done

If you do not see this option

Looking for Adaptive timeout? Google's help page lists Adaptive timeout under Screen timeout, which turns the screen off early when you're not using it. Our Pixel 10a showed only the times and Screen attention, with no Adaptive timeout. Source: Manage screen & display settings on a Pixel phone
No time longer than 30 minutes? On ours, 30 minutes was the longest choice. There was no Never.

If this does not work

Screen attention doesn't keep it on? Google says it works best when the screen is well lit but not in direct sunlight. Source: Manage screen & display settings on a Pixel phone
Want the time showing while the screen is off? That is a different setting: see how to turn on Always-on display on a Google Pixel.

About this guide

The screen timeout is how long the screen stays on after you stop touching it. Short saves battery; long is handy for reading or recipes.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. Ours was set to 30 minutes. We only looked and didn't change it.