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| − | This page describes the permissions that | + | This page describes the permissions that WarLight's Android app requests and why. |
== Wake Lock == | == Wake Lock == | ||
| − | While you are watching a turn play out (watching attacks and deployments happening), | + | While you are watching a turn play out (watching attacks and deployments happening), WarLight prevents your device from turning the screen off. To do this, the app needs to request the Wake Lock permission. |
This is necessary since it's common for players to not be touching the screen while watching a turn play out, causing the device to think you're not using it. | This is necessary since it's common for players to not be touching the screen while watching a turn play out, causing the device to think you're not using it. | ||
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== Internet and Access Network State == | == Internet and Access Network State == | ||
| − | The | + | The WarLight app needs to contact the internet since it's a multi-player game. Single-player games take place mostly on your device, so it doesn't need to record every move on the server when playing single-player. However, the app will still talk to the WarLight server in single-player, but only to download maps, thumbnails, and a few other minor things. |
[[Category:Mobile Client]] | [[Category:Mobile Client]] | ||