BlockWatch - Awareness Matters

3.0.5

BlockWatch.org

3.92

15 reviews

1,000+
Downloads

Free

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About BlockWatch - Awareness Matters

BlockWatch - Awareness Matters was a communication app developed by BlockWatch.org. It was removed from Google Play Mar 22, 2026 and is no longer available for download.

Download Statistics

BlockWatch - Awareness Matters had been downloaded 1.6 thousand times before it became unavailable.

User Ratings

BlockWatch - Awareness Matters was rated 3.92 out of 5 stars, based on 15 ratings.

App Information

BlockWatch - Awareness Matters was free to download. The APK download size was 28.39 MB. The last available version was 3.0.5. The last update was on January 24, 2024.

Technical Requirements

BlockWatch - Awareness Matters required Android 5.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play April 2022.

Description

BlockWatch is dedicated to enhancing community well-being through situational awareness and crime prevention, making safety our utmost priority. Our mobile app empowers communities to stay connected and aware, ensuring a safer, more secure environment. Join us in our mission for a better and safer tomorrow.

You receive push notification and hear an owl hoot if there is a public safety concern around the area (fire, gunman, theft, etc.) you are watching.
Once you download the free app, set up your primary area to watch (home, school, work, grandparents’ home). You can also setup one area where you currently are visiting by using “Watch This Area” or “Near Me.” You can change this anytime you go to another area like a shopping mall. In addition, you will also receive notification if there is a police crime report posted in the area you are watching.
With BlockWatch paid subscription (monthly or yearly) users can watch up to four (4) additional areas.
Users can post an alert by choosing from a list of popular alerts. If you see something suspicious, simply raise an alert and people who are watching that area will receive a notification and hear an owl hoot.
BlockWatch is considered a quiet app. No alerts are a good thing, meaning you won’t see a push notification or hear an owl hoot if there is nothing to report. BlockWatch is also “no distraction” app, meaning when posting an alert, users don’t upload pictures of videos or record audio. Safety is of utmost import so we prefer users to take cover, leave or avoid risky areas rather than try to post pictures and videos or post on social media or chat with others using the app.
Just like the Waze app for traffic, BlockWatch alerts are validated by users. When users receive an alert, they simply select “I see this” or “I don’t see this.”
Remember to push “Watch This Area” to activate BlockWatch while shopping, at an event, school, or church.
SHARE BlockWatch today; help friends and family be more aware and safer anywhere they are.
Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://blockwatch.org/privacy-policy/

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More data about BlockWatch - Awareness Matters

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	1.6 thousand
Rating	3.92 based on 15 ratings
Version	3.0.5
APK size	28.4 MB
Number of libraries	17
Designed for Android	5.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Changelog of BlockWatch - Awareness Matters

Mar 22, 2026Unpublished
Jan 24, 2024UpdateVersion 3.0.5
Jan 12, 2024UpdateVersion 3.0.4
Oct 30, 2023UpdateVersion 3.0.3
Sep 15, 2023UpdateVersion 3.0.2
May 25, 2023UpdateVersion 1.0.14
Apr 17, 2023Installs1,000+ installs
Jan 12, 2023UpdateVersion 1.0.13
Dec 26, 2022Installs500+ installs
Oct 20, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.11
Sep 12, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.10
Aug 18, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.9
Jul 11, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.8
Jun 24, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.7
Jun 1, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.1
May 20, 2022UpdateVersion 1.0.0
May 18, 2022Installs100+ installs
Apr 27, 2022New AppVersion 1.0.0 in COMMUNICATION for Free

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Developer information for BlockWatch.org

BlockWatch.org

Website

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Comments on BlockWatch - Awareness Matters for Android

★★★★★ In the realm of safety apps, Block Watch stands out for its quiet yet vigilant nature. The app maintains a low profile until crucial alerts demand attention. Sometimes the app seems slow, but most of the time it's not a problem. Also, easy for me to post alerts, thankfully only had to use that once. Keep up the good work Block Watch!

★★☆☆☆ I waited for several minutes of just spinning to find "Near Me" and it never did.

★★☆☆☆ This was meeting my needs, and I was going to bring it up at the next neighborhood meeting as something we could use. But I couldn't turn off the annoying congratulation clapping and cheering. Never mind.

Technologies used by BlockWatch - Awareness Matters

BlockWatch - Awareness Matters is requesting 33 permissions and is using 19 libraries.

Permissions

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Network communication

view network connections, full network access, Google Play billing service, receive data from Internet

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE, android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM, android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT, com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE, com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE, com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE, com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE, me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ, me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE, org.blockwatch.blockwatchapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

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Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

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Firebase

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Android Activity Saved State Android Jetpack Media Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Media Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Android Library Icon

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Android WorkManager Google Maps SDK Android Library Icon

Google Maps SDK Chromium Android Library Icon

Chromium

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Flutter

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