LinkGuard 0.2.2

LinkGuard 0.2.2 replaces the "Brands LinkGuard knows" list with a short, plain-language explanation of how LinkGuard works. Brand look-alike protection is unchanged.

Install or update

• Updating from an earlier version: download linkguard-0.2.2-foss.apk below and open it. It installs over the old version, and LinkGuard stays your default browser.
• New install: open the APK (allow "Install unknown apps"), then open LinkGuard → Set as default browser.

Android 8+. Telegram users: turn off Telegram's in-app browser so LinkGuard can see links.

What's new

• How LinkGuard works (in Settings): why it's needed, where it sits between your link and your browser, how safe links open straight away, how scam links are spotted, that links reported by several users trigger a warning, and that you always decide.
• Removed the "Brands LinkGuard knows" list. A visible list suggested only those brands were protected. LinkGuard still catches fake bank, wallet and delivery websites exactly as before, and its warnings still name the brand being copied.

Privacy

Unchanged: LinkGuard never logs, stores or sends the links you open. No accounts, analytics or trackers. Policy: https://dwarpallabs.com/linkguard/privacy

Known limitations (why this is still a pre-release)

• Hindi and Tamil text is machine-drafted and awaiting native-speaker review
• Phishing coverage relies on the on-phone look-alike checks and community reports; the server blocklist covers malware hosts
• Links opened inside Telegram's in-app browser, or by apps that open Chrome directly, never reach LinkGuard

Verify the download

• SHA-256 of the APK: 9e08b13e3d0f2c23e414d5c0ecf84c28bea0abe4619dddc0b62a215f0d13254e (also in linkguard-0.2.2-foss.apk.sha256)
• Signing certificate (Dwarpal Labs) SHA-256: 3b7a7bc8b029e60667a269c9298067f64922f79ec6e8e1ebbf69569795405cee (same as earlier releases)

apksigner verify --print-certs linkguard-0.2.2-foss.apk