Bower

Name: Bower
Author: Bower Labs

LiveBower Labs2 apps · 363 installsToolsFreecom.bower.labs.mobile

Record the work while you do it. Voice notes, photos and video from the bench.

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Total installs: 4
Installs / day: 0
Rating: —★
Released: 21 Sept 2026
Last update: 5 Oct 2026
Countries: —

Install history

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30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

Shares data with third parties Personal info
No data collected
Data is encrypted in transit
You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

21 in 7 groups

9 Sensitive6 Notable6 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
Use your camera to take photos and record videos
Record sound using your phone's microphone
Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage

LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA

MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO

Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

OtherSensitive12

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
Turn Bluetooth on or off and find and pair with nearby Bluetooth devicesaccess Bluetooth settings · BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Change how your phone connects to networks, like switching connections on or offchange network connectivity · CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to or disconnect from Wi-Fi networks and change saved Wi-Fi settingsconnect and disconnect from Wi-Fi · CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES

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Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

Bower is the operating system for scientific work. The Bower app records what happens at the bench while it happens, so the details that never make it into the notebook are captured at the source, not reconstructed later. RECORD THE WORK WHILE YOU DO IT • Dictate a voice note with your hands in the hood. Bower transcribes it and files it in your workspace. • Take photos and record video of the setup, the plate, the readout. • Jot a quick text note or upload a file from your phone. • Review each capture before it saves: retitle it, file it into a collection and tag the equipment involved. • No signal in the lab? Captures queue on your phone and upload on their own when you're back online. GO HANDS-FREE WITH BOWER GLASSES • Pair Bower Glasses over Bluetooth with a guided setup. • Press the glasses button for a photo, double-press to record video, hold to start a live session. • Say "take a photo", "start recording" or "Hey Bower". Voice commands run on your device. • No lab Wi-Fi? Hotspot mode keeps the glasses capturing anyway. RUN PROTOCOLS STEP BY STEP • Write protocols on your phone or open the ones your team has already built. • Execute a protocol live with Bower guiding you through each step, with a reference video chapter per step. • Every photo, clip and audio note taken during a run is filed against that protocol automatically, so the next person sees exactly how it was done. ASK BOWER • Start a live session by voice or from the app and talk with Bower while you work. • Through the glasses, Bower can see what you see, take snapshots and record on request. • Chat about your workspace and get answers grounded in your own records, with sources, attaching collections, notes, protocols and equipment as context. YOUR LAB'S KNOWLEDGE, IN YOUR POCKET • Browse notes, media, transcripts and equipment records, synced in real time with the Bower web app. • Edit notes and protocols in place. • Organise with collections, and bulk move or delete when things pile up. Bower sits alongside the tools your lab already uses. Research teams in biotech, translational institutes and academic medical centres use it to keep protocols consistent across people and sites, bring new researchers up to speed faster, and make experiments reproducible from the record, not from memory.

What's new

• Voice and photo notes now fill in their text automatically after you save • Smoother hands-free protocol runs with Bower, including clearer step tracking • Less echo from Bower's voice during Live sessions on Android • New workspaces created on the web show up without restarting the app • Wi-Fi setup for glasses shows when you're connected • Faster syncing and lighter data use • Bug fixes and stability improvements

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