ANDROID APK · SIDELOAD
Screen on.
Hands off.
X Spaces dies if the screen sleeps. SpaceLock keeps the display awake and swallows every tap — then unlocks only when you hold, the way Netflix does.
Android 8 and up. Sideload — overlay lockers are not Play Store friendly. The demo here is the same hold gesture as the phone app.
Lock brightness
25%
Used while locked. Blackout looks off — the panel stays awake so Spaces does not pause.
Stays awake
Wake lock plus lock brightness, down to blackout. Looks off; Spaces still sees the display as on.
Blocks every tap
A full-screen overlay eats touches, pocket presses, and the notification shade. Volume still passes through.
Lock from the shade
Quick Settings tile plus a persistent notification. Join the Space first, then lock.
INSTALL
Four steps, then forget it.
- 1
Install the APK
Download SpaceLock, allow your browser to install unknown apps, then open the package. It is signed for personal sideload.
- 2
Grant overlay + shade lock
Allow display over other apps, then turn on SpaceLock in Accessibility. That is what seals the notification bar while locked.
- 3
Join the Space first
Open X and start or enter the Space. Then tap Lock in 5 seconds, or hit Lock / the SpaceLock tile before the shade is sealed.
- 4
Hold to get out
The shade stays closed. Hold the lock button for about a second and a half. Release early and it resets, like Netflix.
Ready when you are
Also grant Accessibility (shade lock), notifications, and ignore battery restrictions so Android does not kill the overlay mid-Space.
Why a real APK
A website cannot draw over X, cannot keep another app’s screen awake, and cannot intercept taps on the home screen. SpaceLock is a tiny native overlay: display-over-apps, a wake lock, and a hold control. Sideload it; Play Store rejects this class of app.
- Android 8 (Oreo) and newer
- Lock / unlock from the notification shade
- Lock brightness, including blackout