An app privacy guide
About this app
A simple Android app to help users understand the risks of giving apps dangerous permissions.
What Privacy Helper brings is a simple, easy-to-use educational app with that leverages the mobile platform to inform and demonstrate effectively and interactively.
Features:
* Simple privacy quiz to test the user's privacy knowledge * Guide on data privacy, and the problem with Android * Guides on disabling permissions, unused apps, and other mitigations * Simple map demonstration of location tracking * List of dangerous permissions used by popular Android applications * Guide on Open Source app alternatives * List of alternative resources to help the user increase their knowledge * Sharing with popular platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and more
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.
What's New in v0.7
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Jan 13, 2019 · 2.8 MB · Android API 15–28 · code 8
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 d8c06da24f81a1c898e83a26ae91f4508b729f11e7a2df954b08474b25ec1322
Nov 22, 2018 · 2.8 MB · Android API 15–28 · code 7
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 236615d5efeffd5f5098f9d285e377ee97385b3ad113671377fc1cabfc0882a5
Sep 6, 2018 · 2.5 MB · Android API 15–27 · code 6
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 1a704c34c84ef329e94e6afd15e772ec17b57c4a5d9acae872c63e50f9d78d57
Will it run on your device?
73%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be org.privacyhelper is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 0.6 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Privacy Helper first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
Why we list sources instead of hosting everything
The official store channel is almost always the right choice: it updates automatically and carries the publisher's own distribution guarantees. A direct APK is useful when a device has no store access, when a rollout has not reached your region, or when you need a specific version — and only when the publisher has authorized that copy. APKBrowse does not list pirated, cracked, or unauthorized rebuilds of Privacy Helper, and a listing is removed when the evidence for it stops holding up.
Get Privacy Helper
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Other sources
F-Droid listing
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Source code
verified publisherThe upstream repository this build is compiled from.
We check legality and signature continuity, but device behaviour still varies. Install at your own discretion.
App Information
Security Verification
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SHA-256 Hash
d8c06da24f81a1c898e83a26ae91f4508b729f11e7a2df954b08474b25ec1322
Signing certificate
3a1467026b9e9e9134e4b98d1c9774c7a1ac5cb43722c0f5a030b2431f84c38f
Permissions Required
What each permission lets Privacy Helper do. A highlighted one is worth a second look — not necessarily wrong, just worth asking whether this app needs it.
Previous Versions
The signing certificate fingerprint for this release is on record, so a build that does not match it did not come from this publisher.
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