Screen Guard For Whatsapp

Shield for Whatsapp chat screen to bypass peeping/gazing.

lifeonfingertips · com.lft.screen.guard

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v1.4 2.1 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.4 (5)
Updated: May 19, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 2.1 MB
Requires: Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Personalization (app)
Listed since: Jan 19, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 8 (1 sensitive)
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

Screen Guard For Whatsapp is an app by lifeonfingertips in the Personalization category, listed since at least January 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 8 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: display over other apps.

What's new in v1.4

1.User can control other apps (such as Touch,Tap ,Scroll and Chatting) behind the Screen Guard layer. 2.Added drop down arrow image on Screen Guard layer to open up below setting option : a.Drag and Drop the screen layer. b.Height control (increase or decrease height of Screen Guard screen as per your convenience) c.Minimize. 3.Added tutorial to learn the screen guard for WhatsApp chat.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Block people from gazing into your private chats in car, ,bus,train,office,park or school by using screen guard Screen Guard Features: Respond privately/secretly to chats because your friends/ colleague sees only a black screen layer like screen guard. Hide personal images/chats from your neighbors. Hide and obscure half,full ,quarter of your screen to block sensitive content, messages or chats. Adjust screen height as per your choice. Adjust screen guard brightness/transparency as per your choice. Drag the screen guard window to control visible areas and cover rest of screen. Adjust transparency for night time reading and screen guard as an eye protector.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified May 19, 2024
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)51:42:3B:EC:83:84:AD:3B:E0:32:AF:E1:D0:C4:C1:55:71:72:2D:9D
File MD5a1221aa7dc461d68eb6df9e400cba325
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (8)

Screen Guard For Whatsapp requests 8 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Action manage overlay permission android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION
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
Push messaging (app-defined) com.lft.screen.guard.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch