Why does Photoshop Touch for Android want permission to disable my keylock?

Yesterday I was notified by my Android tablet that there was a manual update available for Photoshop Touch. Usually I install such updates immediately, but this one gave me pause. Among the new permissions the app was requesting was this one:
DISABLE KEYLOCK
Allows the app to disable the keylock and any associated password security. A legitimate example of this is the phone disabling the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call, then re-enabling the keylock when the call is finished.
This makes me nervous, to say the very least. Under normal circumstances I would never ever install an app that requested this permission. However, since this is an app I've been using for a while from a big company like Adobe, I'm willing to consider it. But I'd like an explanation - why is this permission needed?

I came here looking for an answer to this exact question, as the requested permission gave me pause as well.  However, I'm not satisfied by the answer.  If the permission is not required by the app, why was it not removed?  The answer suggests it may be used for a feature in the future.  In that case, I would still like to know what that is if I am being asked to grant this permission now, rather than being given the option to consider it at that time.

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