WhistleFlare

Find your phone if it's lost or misplaced using only a whistle

YasuLab · com.kevinomyonga.whistleflare

Not rated yet 50K+ downloads v2.0.0 2.2 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.0.0 (7)
Updated: Sep 5, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 2.2 MB
Requires: Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Jun 10, 2023 (at least)
Permissions: 5 (3 sensitive)
Website: kevinomyonga.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

WhistleFlare is an app by YasuLab in the Tools category, listed since at least June 2023. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 5 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: record audio, call phone and read phone status and identity.

What's new in v2.0.0

Rebirth. Updated the app to support the latest SDK. Fixed whistle detection bugs.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Whistle Flare is an app designed to help you find your phone if it's lost or misplaced in a particular area say in your office, your house or pretty much anywhere you can misplace your phone. Whistle Flare uses your phones microphone to detect the sound (whistle) and plays your phones ringtone to alert you of its location. It's capable of running in the background allowing your phone to detect a whistle even when the screen is off. Just start the app, activate it, and your set to go. If you happen to forget where you left it, just whistle.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

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

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Sep 5, 2024
Antivirus scan result not available
Signed byCN=Kevin Omyonga
Signing certificate (SHA-1)CD:C2:18:EA:68:E1:98:95:35:3B:8B:2B:9B:EE:25:21:99:67:91:75
File MD51284185c6b3065bf0bd7c01aa80f24b7
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (5)

WhistleFlare requests 5 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony

WhistleFlare 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 WhistleFlare 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 1284185c6b3065bf0bd7c01aa80f24b7.