swissHear III

swissHear III allows you to use your smartphone like a hearing aid.

HearIT Switzerland · info.hearit.swisshear.rc

5.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 10K+ downloads v3.0.15-build20200322195425 9.3 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v3.0.15-build20200322195425 (113)
Updated: Jun 4, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 9.3 MB
Requires: Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support: ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS
Category: Health & Fitness (app)
Listed since: Feb 23, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 17 (3 sensitive)
Website: swisshear.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

swissHear III is an app by HearIT Switzerland in the Health & Fitness category, listed since at least February 2021. It includes native code for ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit and MIPS, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 17 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: record audio, read shared storage and modify shared storage.

What's new in v3.0.15-build20200322195425

Bug fix and performance improvements.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

In March 2020 we have published swissHear III with support for USB-C and Bluetooth. Much work has been done to increase the quality and usability of the application: - BioAid configuration has been further improved - Support for Android 10 - Fixed the problems with settings management - Increased sound quality (less noise) - Support for 3rd party modules - Support for raw sound source on most phones - USB-Headphones can be used - Bluetooth-Headphones are now recognized swissHear is a scientific hearing aid created by professional software engineers in cooperation with academic R&D teams. swissHear helps in many situations: at home watching TV, at work, in restaurants, movie theaters, concert halls or discussing with friends. swissHear uses the microphones and earphones of your smartphone. Low voices will be amplified, loud noises in your surroundings will be softened; just like a healthy ear. Using a novel technology, swissHear brings back sound to your life. Fitting a hearing aid is not like buying glasses. Your hearing has decreased slowly over a long time and your brain was able to compensate. You only start noticing that you have a hearing problem, when your brain is at it's wits' end. Using a hearing aid will make noises explode in your head, because all compensation mechanisms are set to maximum. Please give your brain a few weeks time to recalibrate it's audio system... Start your daily training in a simple situation with only one person talking in a low voice. Increase complexity slowly to avoid frustration. There is no hearing aid on the market that will allow you to follow a group discussions in a loud restaurant. But in this kind of environment it is possible to put your device in front of your partner and hear his voice using the 'Basic Amplifier' module of swissHear. swissHear will ask for some permissions that are needed to recognise incoming phone calls, save settings, update modules from the Internet and use the audio system of your phone or tablet.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Ubiwhere” Not the developer's name (“HearIT Switzerland”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 4, 2024
Signed byCN=Bruno Silva, OU=Unknown, O=Ubiwhere, L=Aveiro, ST=Aveiro, C=PT
Signing certificate (SHA-1)08:D8:CA:C7:93:ED:A4:43:7C:DB:73:A1:BD:51:35:E0:0D:A0:44:2D
File MD5f6d5bfa661dc936e192ebf33f35e9ca6
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (17)

swissHear III requests 17 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Broadcast sticky android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY
Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Professionalaudio start monitor service (custom) com.samsung.android.sdk.professionalaudio.permission.START_MONITOR_SERVICE
Professionalaudio use connection service (custom) com.samsung.android.sdk.professionalaudio.permission.USE_CONNECTION_SERVICE
Push messaging (app-defined) info.hearit.swisshear.rc.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Use patchfield (custom) com.noisepages.nettoyeur.patchfield.service.USE_PATCHFIELD
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

swissHear III 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 swissHear III APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is f6d5bfa661dc936e192ebf33f35e9ca6.