

This stops the application losing connection with the receiver so the phone can continue to control playback. While "casting" a programme to a compatible receiver like Google's Chromecast, the application stops the system from fully sleeping when the phone is locked. This is only active while a download is in progress. While downloading a programme, the application prevents the system from sleeping when the device is locked, so the download can continue. This permission is used by two features: Downloads & Chromecast. Other permissions (not explicitly mentioned when installing BBC iPlayer, as they are more general to most apps): iPlayer does not use this permission to determine the device phone number, whether a call is active, or the remote number in a connected call. It is used by iPlayer's content protection system to ensure that downloaded programmes can only be played on the device that downloaded them. This is an anonymous ID that cannot be used to identify the user and is not used to track the user. This permission is used to read the Android "Device ID". The application must be able to write, read and delete these files. This permission is used to store downloaded programmes. "Read the contents of your USB storage" & "Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage" The permissions the BBC iPlayer Android app asks to use are: The BBC iPlayer app uses standard Android app permissions that are defined by the Google Android platform. To make installation of the BBC Media Player as easy as possible, BBC iPlayer will prompt you to install it when you first play a streamed programme. You’ll need to install this separately from the Google Play Store. We’ve developed the BBC Media Player app to improve video streaming playback on Android devices. Share your added programmes across devices with your BBC account Cast content to your TV using Chromecast Features include:- Watch live TV- Catch up on the past 30 days- Watch on Wi-Fi and cellular networks- Download TV programmes to watch later - Browse Categories and Channels- Cast content to your TV using Chromecast- Share your added programmes across devices with your BBC account**We’ve devel.
