Best Android Apps in the Google Play Store week 7

In ‘best apps’ we discuss a selection of fun apps that inspire you. This time we discuss apps related to privacy, the topic of the theme week at Androidworld.

Exodus Privacy: Find out which apps are tracking you in an instant

Exodus Privacy is a non-profit organization that analyzes the operation of popular Android apps and then communicates how many and which trackers are used. So with this app you will find out which permissions and trackers all apps on your phone use to get more information about you. You also discover more about the permissions that all your apps have because Exodus has also made a thorough analysis that indicates which apps the trackers use.

Bouncer – Temporary App Permissions

App permissions are already highly customizable in Android 11. The Android app Bouncer also does this, but it gives a nice overview of all apps and their permissions in an overview. You can then temporarily grant permissions for applications. Once a permission is granted, Bouncer automatically removes that permission when you close that app or after a specified amount of time has passed. Bouncer is perfect for Android users who are concerned about their privacy or those who are sick of energy hungry apps running tasks in the background.

Harbor: keep watch

There are already several apps that turn a phone into a security camera. Haven: Keep Watch does exactly the same, but has a slightly different approach. The port puts safety and privacy first. Haven uses various sensors to monitor the environment and, if necessary, to give you a signal if something suspicious is detected. Normally, a security app would only use a camera and microphone. Haven also uses these, but also works with motion sensors, light and even vibrations. You can set yourself at which values ​​the alarm should be triggered. This is done when you start using the app for the first time, but you can also adjust it later in settings.

Haven is open source, so the code is public. This way, everyone can check whether there really are no loopholes in the app, because for people who find privacy extremely important, there can never be enough certainty.

ProtonMail – Encrypted Email

You may not think about it, but e-mails are usually sent unsecured over the internet. Because the emails are sent unsecured, it is possible to intercept the email. That is why there is a demand for an e-mail application that can offer this security and ProtonMail is an example of this. This app can send secure messages. ProtonMail offers an email application for Android, iOS and Windows – but ProtonMail is also available as a web application.

ProtonMail is also open source, and you can view the code on GitHub. The ap is free to use, but there is also a paid version. With this you offer support to the developers. Proton does not receive funding from private companies. It does receive investments from foundations and is affiliated with the ‘Horizon 2020 Framework Program’ of the European Union.

Theme week privacy on Androidworld

This week, the ‘Best Android apps of the week’ section is dedicated to the theme week on privacy at Androidworld. Do you have a question about the topic we are discussing during this theme week or ideas or tips? Let us know in the comments below this article (also check our Android app). You can also email us via this e-mail address or leave a message on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. You can also ask us questions via this Telegram group or this Signal group. Would you rather send one of the editors a tip? Then you can!