BioLog

Recording app for your observations of animals, plants or mushrooms

ISOP AOPK ČR · cz.nature.biolog

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v2.7 11.5 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Same certificate as v2.46, which matches Google Play Details

At a glance

Latest version: v2.7 (36)
Updated: May 20, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 11.5 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Maps & Navigation (app)
Listed since: Nov 5, 2020 (at least)
Permissions: 10 (6 sensitive)
Website: biolog.nature.cz
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

BioLog is an app by ISOP AOPK ČR in the Maps & Navigation category, listed since at least November 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 2.46, the APK grew from 8.8 MB to 11.5 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 6.0 to 7.0. It asks for 10 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.6.

What's new in v2.7

We are currently mapping the black stork.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

You possibly need some kind of notepad while hiking in nature and watching species to make notes on your observations. Czech Nature Conservation Agency is looking for species observation records and offers BioLog app. BioLog app serves as an off-line notepad for your observations of animals, plants or mushrooms in nature of Central Europe. The application enables the localisation (via Google maps) and recording of your species observations in structured form, which is possible to be imported into Species Occurrence Database of NCA (portal.nature.cz) or exported for your own purposes. BioLog could be used as an small scale filter of official Speceis Occurrence Database, through the Around Me function. Selection of the area brings species records on your screen. This distribution atlas you can easily enrich by your new observations. Application is available in Czech, English and Russian language. Functions: • Recording of observed species on the spot • Application does not need internet connection • Selection of species from the checklist, by typing or by voice recognition • Adding of photographs or remarks to the record • Overview of observations in list and on map • Export of tabular file (csv format) • Possibility of import of records into Species Occurrence Database of NCA (account needed) • Registration of recorders into the database (necessary for uploading of the records) at: http://biolog.nature.cz • Access into the database in the field through the Around Me, the displayed records could be saved and used off-line

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v2.46. Since v2.6 it requires Android 7.0+.

v2.7 LATEST May 20, 2024 11.5 MB TRUSTED v2.6 Dec 22, 2023 11.5 MB TRUSTED v2.46 Aug 15, 2026 8.8 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “ISOP AOPK ?R” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as v2.46, which matches Google Play v2.46

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified May 20, 2024
Antivirus scan result not available
Signed byCN=Jan Z?rybnick?, O=ISOP AOPK ?R, L=Praha
Signing certificate (SHA-1)F1:20:DC:2D:E3:34:23:9C:73:86:AB:FF:30:98:46:8A:36:A0:53:33
File MD54f21fb8b3f7e4f29f5819e2d5db375ba
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (10)

BioLog requests 10 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.

Access media location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) cz.nature.biolog.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

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

BioLog APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of BioLog for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 2.46 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 2.46 · All versions

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

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the BioLog 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 version 2.46, whose signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 4f21fb8b3f7e4f29f5819e2d5db375ba.