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6: without this you can turn off the display and the app will either perform much worse or killed.

• MrDresden 6y ago
  As an Android dev my self I assure you there is no need for that permission, unless they are doing real time processing all the time (rather than batched processing at scheduled intervals). Which if they do, I sure hope they explain that to their users, as that will have a serious impact on their devices.
  • MrDresden 6y ago
    I honestly am wondering why this comment is being downvoted. There are ample ways of performing background processing on the bandwidth data, and scheduling background tasks when the wifi information changes, that do not require the device to be permanently turned on (which would have a drastic effect on the battery life, and potentially screen burns).
  • mrguyorama 6y ago
    Just downloaded the app. The reason for the "keep awake/do stuff in the background" permission is because the app has a "perform regular tests on a schedule" feature. In fact this app has a good few features that seem mildly unnnecessary just for collecting broadband speed data for the government. Seems they wanted to provide something that was useful to the user as well
• infogulch 6y ago
  So? Cancel the bandwidth test if the screen turns off.