BART Watch

BART Watch: Free Security App for Riders.

ELERTS Corp. · com.elerts.bart

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v4.0.2 11.5 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v4.0.2 (68)
Updated: Mar 11, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 11.5 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Travel & Local (app)
Listed since: Apr 24, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 20 (4 sensitive)
Website: elerts.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

BART Watch is an app by ELERTS Corp. in the Travel & Local category, listed since at least April 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 20 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and record audio. Compared with version 4.0.1, it drops 2 permissions: “Read media images” and “Read media video”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v4.0.2

Bug Fixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

BART Watch: Free Security App for Riders. The BART Watch App offers the public a quick and discreet method for reporting suspicious activity directly to BART Police. The app can send pictures, text messages, and locations of suspicious people or activities. From the home screen, users have two easy options for contacting BART Police: * The “Report a Problem” button allows users to send text or photos directly to BART Police. To ensure discretion, the camera flash is automatically disabled when photos are taken through the app. When reporting an issue, users can select locations and report categories to assist BART Police. Riders can also send reports anonymously if they chose. * The “Call BART Police” button will connect customers directly to BART Police. The application is designed for BART. If you send a report in an area without cellular connectivity, it will be stored and sent when connectivity returns. The system is also designed to send text messages before pictures so that BART Police can get app reports as quickly as possible. Additional Features BOLO (Be On the Look Out) Alerts. BOLO Alerts on the BART Watch App may display alerts from BART Police about specific persons of interest. For example, BART Watch may display information about a missing person or child, such as where they were last seen. If you see a person from a BOLO, immediately call 911 and send an app report to BART Police discreetly. Help keep BART safe, "See something Say something."

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v4.0.0.

v4.0.2 LATEST Mar 11, 2025 11.5 MB TRUSTED v4.0.1 Sep 26, 2024 11.4 MB TRUSTED v4.0.0 Apr 22, 2024 11.3 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Elerts Corp.” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Mar 11, 2025
Signed byCN=Elerts Corp., L=Braintree, ST=MA
Signing certificate (SHA-1)6F:D7:3E:2F:1F:6F:C7:E8:E2:05:5E:F0:7E:8D:CB:F2:A9:60:7E:B0
File MD5d2c2a271e56815c97f339169ecefa77d
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (20)

BART Watch requests 20 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Bart maps receive (custom) com.elerts.bart.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.elerts.bart.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) com.elerts.bart.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

BART Watch APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the BART Watch APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d2c2a271e56815c97f339169ecefa77d.