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OWL crime alerts

LiveDirect Path Solutions Ltd1 app · 17K installsNews & MagazinesFreeuk.directpath.owlapp

Local police info for Hertfordshire & London (Alerts are no longer functioning!)

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Total installs
16,955
exact · Play shows 10,000+
Installs / day
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measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
—★
— ratings · — reviews
Released
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Last update
25 Mar 2024
v1.0.12 · 2.5y ago
Countries
0/1
live · checked 23h ago

Install history

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Installs per day · last 90 days

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Change timeline

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Country availability

Live 0Listed, not installable 1Not listed 0
United States

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Top chart positions

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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 Location and App activity
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • No way to ask for data deletion

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

8 in 2 groups
2 Sensitive2 Notable4 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
OtherNotable6

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

  • 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
  • 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
To avoid disappointment, please note this app has reduced functionality and no longer includes alerts from the police. Check if you think you'd benefit from the features below before downloading. Features of the OWL app: - Discover who your local police officers are, where your nearest police station is, and what the priorities are for your area. - Report a crime online or get in touch with the police in other ways. - View alerts from Action Fraud. - Directory of useful services for reporting quality of life issues, help for victims of crime and domestic abuse. - No registration and no login necessary. - Hertfordshire and London only. IMPORTANT: After installing and opening the app, please allow it to ALWAYS use your location and to send you push notifications. Your location is used anonymously so you can receive alerts in the future. We do not collect any personal information about you, unless you voluntarily provide it.

What's new

○ When viewing alerts, the next/prev buttons are organised more logically. ○ Notification icon will appear on main screen if there's a general notice. ○ Updated the 'About OWL' section ○ Minor tweaks and fixes

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