PHEV Watchdog Lite

Monitoring App for the Mitsubishi and KIA/Hyundai PHEVs

Watchdog apps · phev.watchdog

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v1.9.1.2023OCT29 11.6 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Same certificate as v1.9.2023OCT12, which matches Google Play Details

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.9.1.2023OCT29 (79)
Updated: May 17, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 11.6 MB
Requires: Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Auto & Vehicles (app)
Listed since: Dec 5, 2020 (at least)
Permissions: 17 (6 sensitive)
Website: phevwatchdog.net
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

PHEV Watchdog Lite is an app by Watchdog apps in the Auto & Vehicles category, listed since at least December 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 17 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and Bluetooth advertise. Compared with version 1.9.2023OCT12, it adds 1 new permission: “Show notifications”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v1.9.1.2023OCT29

Fixed permission handling.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

This is the Free version of the PHEV Watchdog App. Please try the Free version and visit the website to see the added features you'll have with this version. This App accesses the car data through the OBD2 interface to monitor and process a wide range of data from the drive battery, combustion engine and electric motor. Live data is then displayed in a convenient way on multiple screens from where you can swipe from one to another (see the screenshots). Several statistical data are also computed by the App and a full historical log of the trips and of the drive battery condition is maintained. In order for that to be possible you will need an adapter that will be plugged into the OBD2 port and perform the communications between the App and the Car. You can find many of these adapters online for a very reasonable price. In addition at this moment, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi (that is the communication between the App and the adapter) are supported by the App. Please check the website to learn more about OBD2 protocol and for a complete list of adapters reported to work with the App. The PHEV Watchdog App will run on any Android device with a minimum version of Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) and that has Bluetooth or Wi-Fi available. If you have your device's location enabled (GPS) this will add location and altitude data, but it is not mandatory in order for the App to work. At the moment the following PHEV models are supported by the App: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (up to 2021) Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV Hyundai Ioniq PHEV KIA Niro PHEV KIA Optima/Optima SW PHEV (only 2019 and + models) KIA XCeed/XCeed SW PHEV KIA Sorento PHEV

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v1.9.2023OCT12.

v1.9.1.2023OCT29 LATEST May 17, 2024 11.6 MB TRUSTED v1.9.2023OCT12 Jan 21, 2026 11.6 MB TRUSTED

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
Same certificate as v1.9.2023OCT12, which matches Google Play v1.9.2023OCT12

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified May 17, 2024
Antivirus scan result not available
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)D6:73:33:EA:03:0F:F7:D4:33:1D:B9:32:57:1D:79:9C:8E:10:3D:C6
File MD5616db785c7becfdb193c3198f3b297dc
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (17)

PHEV Watchdog Lite requests 17 permissions, 6 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
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Access location extra commands android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi