Web Alert (Website Monitor)

Be notified when a website of your choice is changed. Works even with logins!

Vincent J. · me.webalert

5.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 100K+ downloads v1.6.0 3.6 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Same certificate as v1.2.1, which matches Google Play Details

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.6.0 (168)
Updated: Oct 21, 2024 (1 year ago)
APK size: 3.6 MB
Requires: Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Productivity (app)
Listed since: Jun 12, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 26 (2 sensitive)
Website: webalert.me
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Web Alert (Website Monitor) is an app by Vincent J. in the Productivity category, listed since at least June 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 1.2.1, the APK grew from 2.6 MB to 3.6 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 4.0 to 4.1. It asks for 26 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read shared storage and modify shared storage. Compared with version 1.2.1, it adds 2 new permissions: “Google Play install referrer” and “Schedule exact alarms”.

What's new in v1.6.0

* Various bugfixes * Support for new Android version * More stability for newly created alerts * Ability to cancel refreshing all alerts * XP owners: change the velocity of checks (experimental)

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Web Alert lets you monitor any website (or specific parts of it) you wish in order to be notified when it is updated. It even works when a login, a form post or password prompt is necessary to access the site. For example, You can also check if your own website is currently online and working correctly, or use it for UI testing and web monitoring. You navigate with its special browser to the webpage and the app tracks your navigation steps so that these can be repeated later in the background automatically. On the page you select the text (or HTML) visually that you want to watch for updates so you receive only notifications for modifications in these parts. The alarm report of the checker highlights the differences. Other apps only automate checking repeatedly the raw content behind a simple URL. This app, however, also features Web Automation where instructions (macros) are recorded interactively. Your actions to reach the website (and your selection of the text whose updates you want to keep track of) are replayed automatically in intervals specified by you. This gives you the additional opportunity to oversee alterations in Deep Web pages. The app allows you to be the first to know about changes and news. It can save you time and money and the burden to remember checking in on web pages frequently yourself. ✔ Notification when a website changes ✔ Monitor various websites on the watchlist ✔ Simplified way to give instructions for checking ✔ Visual difference of all modifications to a website detected (diff) ✔ It can act as a web monitor to check the availability and correctness of your homepage ✔ Choose exactly which parts of a page to watch ✔ Save mobile traffic by disabling or reducing checks for mobile networks ✔ Check pages even behind logins, HTTP Authentications, form posts or long navigational sequences ✔ Monitor websites with JavaScript ✔ 256-Bit AES-encryption for all sensitive data ✔ Notification alarms using sound, vibration and/or the LED ✔ Browse the different versions of a website (includes offline browser) ✔ Requires only a minimum amount of permissions. This project was developed as part of a thesis at the University of Hamburg (Germany). Some modern websites with too much JavaScript do not work properly yet, please have patience.

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v1.2.1. Since v1.6.0 it requires Android 4.1+.

v1.6.0 LATEST Oct 21, 2024 3.6 MB TRUSTED v1.2.1 Dec 25, 2025 2.6 MB TRUSTED

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Unknown” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as v1.2.1, which matches Google Play v1.2.1

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Oct 21, 2024
Signed byCN=Vincent J., OU=Unknown, O=Unknown, L=Hamburg, ST=Hamburg, C=de
Signing certificate (SHA-1)5B:00:1B:AF:43:DC:6D:25:6F:AF:35:92:93:72:68:CD:7C:86:6E:E3
File MD5a44fe4ebce431eb495c25817aa478253
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (26)

Web Alert (Website Monitor) requests 26 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Permission (custom) me.webalert.PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
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
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

Web Alert (Website Monitor) APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Web Alert (Website Monitor) for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 4.1 or later. Version 1.2.1 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 1.2.1 · 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 Web Alert (Website Monitor) APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as version 1.2.1, whose signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is a44fe4ebce431eb495c25817aa478253.