In plain English
This is a permission for an app or service to keep using a device or system resource even when it is not the one currently being used. The key idea is use that continues while it runs outside active use.
In context
Here, it names the permission category for an app or service to use a device or system resource while it keeps running outside active use.
- Situation
- Reviewing app permissions, consent prompts, access scopes, and security warnings
- What it communicates
- names the permission category for access outside active app use.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not specify which particular device or system resource is involved.
Examples
“Without background access, the service could use a system resource only while it was the active app.”
“During setup, the service requests background access if it needs to use a system resource after the user opens another app.”