FaceLock for apps is an Android app developed by Wise Orchard (Computing Systems Corporation Rm A, 7/F, China Overseas Building 139 Hennessy Road, Wanchai Hong Kong).

FaceLock for apps first became available on 11 Jan 2012. It is estimated that FaceLock for apps has been downloaded between 1000000 and 5000000 times from the Play Store.

FaceLock for apps 2.9.1 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Required to be able to access the camera device.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to collect component usage statistics

Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.

Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this facility to make that visible to the user.

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

Allows an application to write to external storage.