Beam is an Android app developed by PacketVideo Corp (10350 Science Center Drive, Suite 210 San Diego, CA 92121).

Beam first became available on 07 Dec 2011. It is estimated that Beam has been downloaded between 1000000 and 5000000 times from the Play Store.

Beam 3.6.6 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.

Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.

Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

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 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.