Hollie Guard - Personal Safety

Hollie Guard turns your phone into a personal safety device.

PanicGuard Ltd · com.mm.hollieguard

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v4.13.4 60.3 MB Android 14+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v4.13.4 (812)
Updated: Aug 25, 2026 (2 months ago)
APK size: 60.3 MB
Requires: Android 14+ (API 34)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Jun 13, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 42 (11 sensitive)
Website: hollieguard.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Hollie Guard - Personal Safety is an app by PanicGuard Ltd in the Tools category, listed since at least June 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 4.7.5, the APK shrank from 114 MB to 60.3 MB. Since version 4.1.12, the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 14. It asks for 42 permissions, 11 of them sensitive, including location in the background, camera and record audio. It asks for the same permissions as version 4.13.3. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v4.13.4

- Minor fixes and improvements.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Hollie Guard turns your phone into a personal safety device. Protect yourself from violence and accidents, record evidence and alert emergency contacts of your whereabouts quickly and easily. With Hollie Guard you’ll benefit from: * Automatic recording of audio and video evidence that’s shared with your emergency contacts and stored for future reference * A motion sensor that detects trips and falls and automatically alerts your emergency contacts in the event of an accident * Multiple ways of raising an alarm, including shaking your phone, a panic button, as well as meeting and journey triggers * Professional alert monitoring (if you upgrade to Hollie Guard extra) If you feel like you’re at risk, shake your phone or tap the screen to generate an alert. The app will share your location and record audio and video evidence, these details will be sent to your emergency contacts who can take action and get help. Hollie Guard Extra If you feel you’re at risk and need extra protection you can upgrade to Hollie Guard Extra. Hollie Guard Extra adds a professional alert monitoring service to your profile. If you raise an alert, the audio and video evidence will be shared with a professional response centre who will notify emergency services on your behalf. Protect yourself with the Hollie Guard personal safety app, don’t hesitate, download the app today. Hollie Guard was developed by the Hollie Gazzard Trust (HGT) to help people stay safe. HGT supports young hairdressers and charities fighting domestic abuse and anti-knife crime. The app was created in honour of Hollie Gazzard. For more information about the Trust please visit our website www.holliegazzard.org. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Version history

8 versions are listed, going back to v4.1.12. Since v4.13.1 it requires Android 14+.

v4.13.4 LATEST Aug 25, 2026 60.3 MB TRUSTED v4.13.3 Aug 21, 2026 60.3 MB TRUSTED v4.13.1 Aug 11, 2026 60.3 MB TRUSTED v4.11.1 Sep 4, 2026 92.6 MB TRUSTED v4.10.1 Feb 13, 2026 96.1 MB TRUSTED

All 8 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 25, 2026.
Certificate issued to “PanicGuard” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Aug 25, 2026
Validated against Google Play Aug 25, 2026
Signed byCN=PanicGuard
Signing certificate (SHA-1)EC:54:98:04:6C:8E:12:CB:CD:7A:C3:A6:BC:30:DF:17:4B:46:1E:56
File MD56d2b3f4fdda7a5bad865cbd81286dbb0
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (42)

Hollie Guard - Personal Safety requests 42 permissions, 11 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
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
Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Foreground service camera android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA
Foreground service location android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
Foreground service microphone android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
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) com.mm.hollieguard.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
Use full screen intent android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Bluetooth Low Energy android.hardware.bluetooth_le
Camera android.hardware.camera
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

Hollie Guard - Personal Safety APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Hollie Guard - Personal Safety for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 14 or later. Version 4.11.1 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 10 and later. Get version 4.11.1 · 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 Hollie Guard - Personal Safety 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 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 6d2b3f4fdda7a5bad865cbd81286dbb0.