How do I keep my Mac from locking while listening to Apple Music?

[Mity]

I have my Lock Screen setting on my Mac set to start the screensaver after 5 mins of inactivity. But I the Mac isn't recognizing my Apple Music playing as activity. Is there anyway to change this?

 

[aperfectcircle]

I don’t think so as inactivity is user input. The os will see the Music app playing as no different to say a download happening in Safari. You might be able to create an automation/shortcut that disables the screensaver when Music is playing as a workaround.

 

[Apple_Robert]

You will have to turn off your screen saver and don't allow the Mac to sleep while you are listening to music.

 

[Mity]

So, if I watch YouTube for over 5 mins without any user input, it should turn off as well?

Edit: I just tested this by playing a 7 min video and the screensaver did not turn on. So, watching a video is considered "user input" but listening to music is not. Interesting. They should make this behavior consistent and use the definition of user input to determine screensaver.

 

[galad]

Playing audio doesn't require the screen, so the Music app only requests the system to avoid the computer going to sleep, not turning off the screen.

YouTube plays video, so that would require the screen to stay on.

The whole thing is quite consistent.

pmset can be used to check what's preventing what, in Terminal.app write

pmset -g

and press enter.

 

[Mity]

Playing audio doesn't require the screen, so the Music app only requests the system to avoid the computer going to sleep, not turning off the screen.

YouTube plays video, so that would require the screen to stay on.

The whole thing is quite consistent.

pmset can be used to check what's preventing what, in Terminal.app write

pmset -g

and press enter.

If the progress bar is moving, shouldn't that count as on-screen activity? The screensaver still came on despite the bar moving. Thanks for the terminal command.