ECHO Sidekick

Companion app for ECHO OnBoard

Selected Interventions · com.twistedfish.sidekick

Not rated yet 100+ downloads v3.1.1 25.4 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v3.1.1 (546363)
Updated: Aug 23, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 25.4 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: x86 64-bit
Category: Productivity (app)
Listed since: Jun 12, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 23 (13 sensitive)
Website: selectedinterventions.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

ECHO Sidekick is an app by Selected Interventions in the Productivity category, listed since at least June 2021. It includes native code only for x86 64-bit, so it won't install on ordinary ARM phones (only on x86 devices such as emulators and some Chromebooks).

Since version 2.15.4, the APK grew from 22.8 MB to 25.4 MB. It asks for 23 permissions, 13 of them sensitive, including precise location, location in the background and camera.

What's new in v3.1.1

This update contains various fixes and improvements. Android 13 is now officially supported.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

ECHO Sidekick is the companion app to ECHO OnBoard and part of the ECHO Service Management Framework. With Sidekick installed on your Android smartphone device you can take photos and send them directly to your ECHO OnBoard device over Bluetooth ready to be attached and uploaded to ECHO with task updates. This app requires an ECHO OnBoard device.

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v2.15.4.

v3.1.1 LATEST Aug 23, 2024 25.4 MB UNKNOWN v2.15.4 Jun 4, 2024 22.8 MB UNKNOWN

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Unknown

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Twistedfish” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Aug 23, 2024
Signed byCN=Yassen Mijorski, OU=Development, O=Twistedfish, L=London, ST=Richmond-upon-thames, C=UK
Signing certificate (SHA-1)B7:1A:A1:82:35:C3:B8:E7:08:C4:3E:ED:34:26:D3:6F:40:C1:F4:52
File MD59af2e3e930846b3aedc4fe8c51f91f6c
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (23)

ECHO Sidekick requests 23 permissions, 13 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Bluetooth advertise Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read media audio Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
Bind job service android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.twistedfish.sidekick.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Nfc android.permission.NFC
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Camera android.hardware.camera
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location

ECHO Sidekick 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 ECHO Sidekick APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 9af2e3e930846b3aedc4fe8c51f91f6c.