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@kalpitt kalpitt released this 11 Jun 19:00
v0.2.0
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Saavdhan (सावधान) — a free, fully-offline Android app that finds scam & spyware apps, explains the danger in plain Hindi or English, and guides removal step by step.

📲 Install: download saavdhan-v0.2.0.apk below on your Android phone (7.0+) and open it. Android will warn that the app isn't from the Play Store — that's normal for direct downloads.

What's new in 0.2.0

Added

  • Watchdog v2. The background watchdog now also warns when an already-installed app gains dangerous powers (Accessibility / Device Admin / OTP access) — the real-world scam sequence where an app installs quietly and is "armed" later. Alerts fire once per upward crossing; no repeat spam.
  • Slow-scan reassurance. If a scan takes more than ~8 seconds, a calm "this can take a minute" note appears.
  • Scan error screen. A failed scan shows a calm bilingual "couldn't finish — try again" screen instead of crashing.
  • Honest partial-scan banner. If the phone restricts which apps Saavdhan can see, results say the scan may be incomplete instead of declaring a false "all clear".

Fixed

  • Closed an allowlist gap: a non-Play app faking a trusted package prefix (e.g. com.google.android.*) while holding dangerous powers is no longer trusted.
  • Cleanup progress now survives Android killing the app mid-cleanup (common on low-RAM phones).
  • The battery-optimization card in Settings updates immediately on return from system Settings.
  • The floating coach banner auto-hides after ~2 minutes and whenever you return to the app.

Fully offline — the app does not hold the INTERNET permission, so it cannot make a network call. Free & open source (MIT). Landing page · Full changelog

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