diff --git a/app/mobile/ios/Databag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/app/mobile/ios/Databag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 56bd29ee..a6f36c94 100644
--- a/app/mobile/ios/Databag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/app/mobile/ios/Databag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
 				CLANG_ANALYZER_LOCALIZABILITY_NONLOCALIZED = YES;
-				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "c++17";
+				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "c++14";
 				CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY = "libc++";
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC = YES;
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
 				CLANG_ANALYZER_LOCALIZABILITY_NONLOCALIZED = YES;
-				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "c++17";
+				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "c++14";
 				CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY = "libc++";
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC = YES;
diff --git a/app/mobile/ios/Podfile.lock b/app/mobile/ios/Podfile.lock
index b247937e..09dcb1db 100644
--- a/app/mobile/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/app/mobile/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ PODS:
     - glog
   - react-native-document-picker (8.1.3):
     - React-Core
+  - react-native-keep-awake (1.1.0):
+    - React-Core
   - react-native-rsa-native (2.0.5):
     - React
   - react-native-safe-area-context (4.5.0):
@@ -503,6 +505,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - React-jsinspector (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector`)
   - React-logger (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/logger`)
   - react-native-document-picker (from `../node_modules/react-native-document-picker`)
+  - "react-native-keep-awake (from `../node_modules/@sayem314/react-native-keep-awake`)"
   - react-native-rsa-native (from `../node_modules/react-native-rsa-native`)
   - react-native-safe-area-context (from `../node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context`)
   - react-native-sqlite-storage (from `../node_modules/react-native-sqlite-storage`)
@@ -590,6 +593,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/logger"
   react-native-document-picker:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-document-picker"
+  react-native-keep-awake:
+    :path: "../node_modules/@sayem314/react-native-keep-awake"
   react-native-rsa-native:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-rsa-native"
   react-native-safe-area-context:
@@ -679,6 +684,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-jsinspector: 9f7c9137605e72ca0343db4cea88006cb94856dd
   React-logger: 957e5dc96d9dbffc6e0f15e0ee4d2b42829ff207
   react-native-document-picker: 958e2bc82e128be69055be261aeac8d872c8d34c
+  react-native-keep-awake: acbee258db16483744910f0da3ace39eb9ab47fd
   react-native-rsa-native: 12132eb627797529fdb1f0d22fd0f8f9678df64a
   react-native-safe-area-context: 39c2d8be3328df5d437ac1700f4f3a4f75716acc
   react-native-sqlite-storage: f6d515e1c446d1e6d026aa5352908a25d4de3261
diff --git a/app/mobile/package.json b/app/mobile/package.json
index 7f382f40..1c8b94c0 100644
--- a/app/mobile/package.json
+++ b/app/mobile/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "@react-navigation/native": "^6.1.4",
     "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^6.9.10",
     "@react-navigation/stack": "^6.3.14",
+    "@sayem314/react-native-keep-awake": "^1.1.0",
     "axios": "^1.3.3",
     "crypto-js": "^3.3.0",
     "jsencrypt": "^3.3.1",
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/audioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/audioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx
index 4de7a4c0..143188ab 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/audioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/audioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useAudioAsset } from './useAudioAsset.hook';
 import { styles } from './AudioAsset.styled';
 import Icons from 'react-native-vector-icons/MaterialCommunityIcons';
 import audio from 'images/audio.png';
+import { useKeepAwake } from '@sayem314/react-native-keep-awake';
 
 export function AudioAsset({ topicId, asset, dismiss }) {
 
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ export function AudioAsset({ topicId, asset, dismiss }) {
 
   const player = useRef(null);
 
+  useKeepAwake();
+
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <Image source={audio} style={{ width: state.width, height: state.height }} resizeMode={'contain'} />
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx
index ef3ed9a4..2ce1c13c 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/videoAsset/VideoAsset.jsx
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import Video from 'react-native-video';
 import { useVideoAsset } from './useVideoAsset.hook';
 import { styles } from './VideoAsset.styled';
 import Icons from 'react-native-vector-icons/MaterialCommunityIcons';
+import { useKeepAwake } from '@sayem314/react-native-keep-awake';
 
 export function VideoAsset({ topicId, asset, dismiss }) {
 
   const { state, actions } = useVideoAsset(topicId, asset);
 
+  useKeepAwake();
+
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <TouchableOpacity activeOpacity={1} style={styles.container}  onPress={actions.showControls}>
diff --git a/app/mobile/yarn.lock b/app/mobile/yarn.lock
index b9ed4e91..0a93e42c 100644
--- a/app/mobile/yarn.lock
+++ b/app/mobile/yarn.lock
@@ -1785,6 +1785,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@remix-run/router/-/router-1.3.2.tgz"
   integrity sha512-t54ONhl/h75X94SWsHGQ4G/ZrCEguKSRQr7DrjTciJXW0YU1QhlwYeycvK5JgkzlxmvrK7wq1NB/PLtHxoiDcA==
 
+"@sayem314/react-native-keep-awake@^1.1.0":
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sayem314/react-native-keep-awake/-/react-native-keep-awake-1.1.0.tgz#852f9f8481c0ab38a54d6f0b85324f3024eb6031"
+  integrity sha512-1k57PXJIfhZrjA4ZQr+goTEYer8MBhe1At6XjVYJq1oBuhG/CIu0gX1EH9fU9exC65e5uDs/zAwjl6Ps+3lCgg==
+
 "@sideway/address@^4.1.3":
   version "4.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/address/-/address-4.1.4.tgz"