Guardian Project Blog

Announcing the Developer Challenges Survey

March 21, 2017

In the Guardian Project‘s current work with the FDroid community to make it a secure, streamlined, and verifiable app distribution channel for …

Build Android apps with Debian: apt install android-sdk

March 13, 2017

In Debian stretch, the upcoming new release, it is now possible to build Android apps using only packages from Debian. This will provide all of the …

Combating “Fake News” With a Smartphone “Proof Mode”

February 24, 2017

We have been working for many years with our partners at WITNESS, a leading human rights media training and advocacy organization, to figure out how …

F-Droid now supports APK Expansion Files aka OBB

February 22, 2017

Many games, mapping, and other apps require a large amount of data to work. The APK file of an Android app is limited to 100MB in size, yet it is …

Build Your Own App Store: Android Media Distribution for Everyone

February 22, 2017

Most people get their Android apps from Google Play. It is usually the simplest and most secure option for them. But there are also many people who do …

How can we learn without watching?

January 30, 2017

What kind of measurement, tracking or analytics do you use, and can you sleep at night with your decision? As part of the Berkman-Klein Assembly …

Imagining the challenges of developers in repressive environments

January 26, 2017

The Guardian Project team spends a lot of time thinking about users. In our work we focus on easy-to-use applications for users in high-risk …

New Partnership with Circle of 6 mobile safety app

January 19, 2017

Circle of 6 Focuses on Security with Guardian Project Partnership Safety App Will Get End-to-End Encryption and More To Support High-Risk Communities …

Orfox 1.2.1 released

December 2, 2016

We’ve released a new version of Orfox, our Tor Browser for Android, that contains an an important security update to Firefox. This update is based on …

“If This, Then Panic!” Sample Code for Triggering Emergency Alerts

October 17, 2016

Earlier this year, we announced the PanicKit Library for Android and Ripple, our basic app for alerts any compatible app that you are in an emergency …