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Guardexa is an Android phone protection app that captures evidence after failed PIN, pattern, or password attempts. Depending on your settings, it can take front or rear photos, record short videos, include optional location, and show private alerts after you unlock. On-device Owner Recognition helps reduce false alerts, and your face data never leaves your phone.
hey Product Hunt 👋
i built Guardexa for situations where your phone is left unattended, someone nearby tries to access it, or it goes missing. in theft cases, optional email alerts can send captured evidence and location to you.
it can capture photos, short videos, optional location, and show private alerts after you unlock. the latest addition is on-device Owner Recognition, which helps reduce false alerts from your own unsuccessful attempts.
i’d love to hear what you think and what you’d like to see improved next.
the on-device face matching answer covers the privacy side well, but I'm curious about the OS mechanics - newer Android versions restrict camera access for apps that aren't in the foreground specifically to stop exactly this kind of covert capture. how does Guardexa get around that on recent Android versions to actually take a photo from a locked screen, is it running as a special accessibility/device-admin service, and does that requirement get flakier with each Android release
interesting idea, but how can we trust the data this app is collecting is managed safely?
The on-device face matching is a really thoughtful touch here, especially since most security apps either skip that step or push it to the cloud. Love that your actual biometric data stays put.
Love how the private alerts wait until you unlock to surface, that's a thoughtful UX choice that keeps the security loop feeling natural instead of intrusive. On-device face matching is a nice touch too.
Honestly the on-device face recognition is a nice touch for cutting down false alerts, but one thing I'd love to see is a quick way to review captured attempts in a timeline view, basically grouped by date with thumbnails so I can scroll through them faster. Right now I imagine digging through individual alerts would get tedious, kind of like a mini security log.
About Guardexa on Product Hunt
“See who tried to unlock your Android phone”
Guardexa was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 18 upvotes and 11 comments, placing #29 on the daily leaderboard. Guardexa is an Android phone protection app that captures evidence after failed PIN, pattern, or password attempts. Depending on your settings, it can take front or rear photos, record short videos, include optional location, and show private alerts after you unlock. On-device Owner Recognition helps reduce false alerts, and your face data never leaves your phone.
Guardexa was featured in Android (57.4k followers), Privacy (11.2k followers) and Security (2.8k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 56.5k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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