Gryphon HomeBound APK
App information
Version 01.0002.23 (#28)
Updated 2024-11-04
APK Size 17.5 MB
Requires Android Android 5.0+ (Lollipop)
Offered by Gryphon Online Safety
Category Free Lifestyle App
App id com.gryphon.homebound
Developer's notes Extends protection of GRYPHON™ to mobile devices even when it’s outside the home
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Latest updates
What's new in Gryphon HomeBound 01.0002.23
- Internal bug fixes
Editor's review
Download the latest Gryphon HomeBound application, version 01.0002.23, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Lifestyle app is developed by Gryphon Online Safety and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 01.0002.23, 01.0002.16, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
HomeBound™ is your mobile device app that is easy to install on a mobile device and routes the traffic of the mobile device, when outside the home, back to your Gryphon secure mesh WiFi router so that it can be managed and protected as if it were still on your Gryphon network. The app works in conjunction with your Gryphon secure mesh WiFi router and the Gryphon Connect app. You will need to first install Gryphon before installing HomeBound™ on the mobile devices that need to be managed.
VpnService:
- Uses the VPN Service API featured from Android 4.0. Some manufacturers seem to lack support for the VPN services, hence Homebound App won't work on these types of devices.
- Gryphon HomeBound, uses the IKEv2 key exchange protocol and IPsec for data traffic
- Supports for changed connectivity and mobility through HOMEBOUND Server
- HomeBound App (VPN service) establishes the connection to the HomeBound server based on the pre-installed certificates and the pre-defined parameters
- HomeBound App does not collect or track any personal information from the client devices
- VPN allows limiting the Internet connection to specific apps and websites based on the parental control settings, or exclude them from using it
AccessibilityService API:
- The HomeBound app uses the "Accessibility service" to protect the app from uninstalling it on the client devices by the kids.
- Parent will be alerted with a real time notification when the kid tries to uninstall the HomeBound App.
- HomeBound App does not collect or track any personal information from the client devices.
App permissions
Gryphon HomeBound 01.0002.23 APK requires following permissions:
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Must be required by an AccessibilityService, to ensure that only the system can bind to it.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to collect battery statistics
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 2.4/5 based on Less than 100 reviews
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