GuardView

GuardView is a H.264 DVR remote viewer.

Mobile-phone Surveillance · remote.iWatchDVR.Finest

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v1.21 76.7 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.21 (2025122215)
Updated: Jun 9, 2026 (4 months ago)
APK size: 76.7 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Business (app)
Listed since: Jun 12, 2023 (at least)
Permissions: 28 (8 sensitive)
Website: GuardViewer.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

GuardView is an app by Mobile-phone Surveillance in the Business category, listed since at least June 2023. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 1.10.20220708, the APK grew from 26.3 MB to 76.7 MB. It asks for 28 permissions, 8 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and read media images. Compared with version 1.10.20220708, it adds 11 new permissions (“Access media location”, “Read media audio”, “Read media images” and 8 more) and drops 3 (“Approximate location”, “Bluetooth” and “Find accounts on the device”). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v1.21

1.Fix the incorrect time when clicking a notification to play in is not GMT+8 timezone. 2.Sort notification history in descending order.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

GuardView is a H.264 DVR remote viewer. It can be viewed in non-landscape or landscape mode after filling in IP, port, username, and password. Features: - Live view - Time search and play - Event search and play - PTZ control - Relay control - Backup files to device - Zoom View

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v1.10.20220708.

v1.21 LATEST Jun 9, 2026 76.7 MB TRUSTED v1.10.20220708 Jan 8, 2026 26.3 MB TRUSTED

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 9, 2026.
Certificate issued to “iCatch.inc” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 9, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jun 9, 2026
Signed byCN=Unknown, OU=iCatch.inc, O=iCatch.inc, L=Unknown, ST=Unknown, C=Unknown
Signing certificate (SHA-1)65:F1:B1:CD:0F:6E:AA:A3:41:7E:67:3E:C4:72:EE:89:8F:28:CE:21
File MD52bef80781bd6f81351d26b9d3aa91d4e
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (28)

GuardView requests 28 permissions, 8 of them sensitive.

Access media location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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
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
Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Flashlight android.permission.FLASHLIGHT
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) remote.iWatchDVR.Finest.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Use exact alarm android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Write user dictionary android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY

Required hardware & features

Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

GuardView APK: questions and answers

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 GuardView APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2bef80781bd6f81351d26b9d3aa91d4e.