Beat is an Android app developed by Stefan Pledl (Stefan Pledl Roter-Brach-Weg 24a 93049 Regensburg).

Beat first became available on 28 Nov 2013. It is estimated that Beat has been downloaded between 500000 and 1000000 times from the Play Store.

Beat 2.4.0 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to modify global audio settings.

Allows an application to read from external storage.

Allows an application to record audio.

Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other apps. Very few apps should use this permission; these windows are intended for system-level interaction with the user.

Allows access to the vibrator.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.

Allows an application to write to external storage.

Allows an application to read or write the system settings.