Hidden App Detector: Guardian

Hidden App Detector helps you find apps that are installed on your phone but have no launcher icon, understand why an app was flagged, and keep sensitive apps private.

Hidden App Detector scans your device and shows you what is really installed. Every finding comes with a clear, plain-language explanation of the metadata indicators behind it — never just a scary label.

FIND HIDDEN APPS
Discover installed apps that do not appear in your launcher. Some apps run in the background without any icon, making them hard to notice. HHidden App Detector lists unlisted packages, background services, and apps without launcher activities so you can review them yourself.

PLAIN-LANGUAGE RISK REVIEW
Every finding is explained in plain language. Indicators such as Device Administrator privileges, boot persistence, or unusual permission combinations are described objectively, with evidence — a risk indicator, never a definitive claim.

SAFE APP LOCK
Protect any app with a private PIN. When a locked app opens, a lock screen appears over it. If your device supports strong biometrics, you can unlock with your fingerprint instead of typing the PIN.

PRIVACY & USAGE ACTIVITY
See recent app activity reported by Android — which apps have been running in the foreground or background, on a simple local timeline. All activity data is processed on your device only.

NETWORK DIAGNOSTICS
Check your connection health with local network diagnostics: verify general connectivity, DNS behavior, and HTTPS reachability of well-known endpoints.

PDF AUDIT EXPORT
Export a complete audit report of your scan results as a PDF document, so you can keep a record or share it with someone you trust.

100% ON-DEVICE SCANNING
All scanning and analysis happens locally on your phone using standard Android APIs. Your app inventory is never uploaded, never shared, and never leaves your device.

KEY FEATURES
• Detect apps without launcher icons
• Review Device Admin and boot persistence indicators
• Clear explanations for every risk indicator
• PIN lock with biometric unlock for sensitive apps
• Local app activity timeline
• Network diagnostics with HTTPS reachability check
• PDF audit report export
• Scan history to compare past results

PERMISSIONS NOTES
• Package query access is required to enumerate installed apps — this is the core scanning feature.
• Usage access (optional) enables the app activity timeline and App Lock. It is used locally only.

Hidden App Detector is a metadata review utility. It does not remove apps, and it does not claim any app is definitely malicious. Results are informational indicators to help you make your own decisions.