BBQ Timer is an app by Jerry M in the Tools category, listed since at least May 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 3 permissions, none of them sensitive.
What's new in v4.0
v4.0
• ▲ Pop-up menu of interval times. Quickly access your favorite timers with optional notes, e.g. "6 minutes for thin fish, cook to 145°F". Long-press ▲ to customize the menu.
• Concise interval time display (04:00 ➜ 4) to suggest short form entry.
• Android 13.
v3.0
• Type in an alarm time as m, m:s, or h:m:s.
• See countdown and count-up times.
• Resize the home screen widget to see more/less info. Tap its background to open the app.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
•
= periodic alarms + elapsed time.
Reminds you periodically to turn the food and tracks the total
cooking time.
• Quick access via
,
,
and
.
• Editable
. Quickly access your favorite
timers, each with optional notes.
•
while it’s running.
• No ads.
Type in the interval time:
,
, or
.
Example intervals:
= 10 minutes
= 7 minutes, 30 seconds
= 3 hours, 15 minutes
Short forms:
=
=
=
= 12 minutes
=
= 9 seconds
=
=
=
= 2 hours
• Tap the checkbox to turn the periodic reminder alarms on/off.
• Tap the time display to cycle between
→
→
→
.
• Add the BBQ Timer widget to the home screen.
• Tap the widget’s elapsed time to start/pause/stop.
• Tap the widget’s background or its countdown time to open the app.
• Resize the widget (long-press it then drag its resize handles) to see more or less info.
• To remove the widget, long-press and drag it to “× Remove”.
• While BBQ Timer is
or
, it appears
and
so you can see and control it in those places.
• To put it on the lock screen, put it in
or
mode by tapping buttons in the app or the home screen widget.
• You can long-press the app’s home screen icon, then tap the “Pause at 00:00” shortcut (on Android 7.1+) to make it Paused and ready on the lock screen.
• Tap ▲ in the alarm interval text field for the pop-up menu of interval times.
• Tap “Edit these intervals…” in the menu to customize the menu.
• Long-press ▲ to customize the menu.
• The app, home screen widget, and pull-down notification show the countdown interval time as well as the total elapsed time (requires Android 7+).
• In the app, the phone’s volume keys adjust the Alarm volume.
• You can change BBQ Timer’s “Alarm” sound in Settings / Notifications. Don’t pick “None” if you want to hear the interval alarms. To restore the app’s cowbell sound, uninstall and reinstall the app.
• “Alarm volume” at an audible level.
• Lock screen / Show all or non-private notifications.
• Apps / BBQ Timer “Show notifications”,
Silent. (You may also choose to “Override Do Not Disturb“.)
• Apps / BBQ Timer “Alarm” notification category / “Show notifications”,
“Silent”, “Make sound and pop on screen”, sound choice
“None”, Importance “High” or higher to hear and see on the lock screen and in the notification area.
• Apps / Special app access / Alarms & reminders / Allowed.
• Notifications / App settings / BBQ Timer / On.
Source code: https://github.com/1fish2/BBQTimer
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Certificate issued to “1 Fish 2”The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature verifiedNov 7, 2024
Signed byCN=Jerry Morrison, OU=R&D, O=1 Fish 2, L=Mountain View, ST=CA, C=US
Uploaded by “appupdater”Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (3)
BBQ Timer requests 3 permissions, none of them sensitive.
Control vibrationandroid.permission.VIBRATE
Show notificationsandroid.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Use exact alarmandroid.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM
Required hardware & features
Basic touch inputandroid.hardware.faketouch
BBQ Timer 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 BBQ Timer APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d1b11efd0fd91d03cceeff72dcab009c.