HSBuddy

Name: HSBuddy
Rating: 4.47 (56 reviews)
Author: avglabs

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Remote control your home from your Android phone, tablet, and Wear OS watch!

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Total installs: 4,144
Installs / day: 0
Rating: 4.5★
Released: 5 May 2018
Last update: 5 Jul 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

Full history

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Country availability

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

No data shared with third parties
Collects data Personal info, App activity and 2 others
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

14 in 3 groups

2 Sensitive4 Notable8 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

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

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

OtherNotable11

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

See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
Use NFC to talk with tags, cards and readers held close to your phonecontrol Near Field Communication · NFC
Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
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
Add shortcuts to your home screen without asking youinstall shortcuts · com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
Remove app shortcuts from your home screen without asking youuninstall shortcuts · com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

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

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Full description

HSBuddy is a free application for Android® that turns your mobile device into the ultimate companion for your HomeSeer® home automation system. Remote control your home from your Android phone, tablet, as well as from your Wear OS watch! To use HSBuddy, you must connect it with a HomeSeer HS3/HS4 controller in your home. Certain features require an additional HomeSeer controller plug-in which you can install from the plug-in manager in your HomeSeer controller. Complement your home automation experience and use HSBuddy to: • Control and edit devices • Run and edit events • View history of device state changes * • View images from your home cameras ** • Create your own customized dashboards • Speed up your daily automation tasks » Create app and HomeScreen shortcuts • Send push-notifications to your devices as part of your server events • Browse your HomeSeer server logs * • Enable geo-location on the app and location-based events * • Automatically switch between local-WiFi and remote connectivity to your server based on your location. • Connect to multiple HomeSeer servers and switch quickly between them • Control your home from your wrist by pairing with the HSBuddy app for Wear OS * Requires installing the free HSBuddy HomeSeer controller plug-in ** Compatible with certain HomeSeer controller camera plug-ins THIS APP REQUIRES A HOMESEER HS3 or HS4 CONTROLLER For more information and troubleshooting help, go to http://hsbuddy.avglabs.net

What's new

New: Use Google Drive to save and restore application backups New: Widget actions now support opening an arbitrary image Fix: Links should open using the system's browser

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