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This was referenced Jan 3, 2016
PanicKit provides a common framework for creating "panic button" apps that can trigger actions in "panic responder" apps. In this case, the response is to lock the app, if it has been configured to do so https://dev.guardianproject.info/projects/panic/wiki
This makes the app fully exit, and removes it from the Recent Apps listing.
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I refactored this on top of the current code base. I'd love to see this included since KeePassDroid is an app we recommend to journalists and human rights activists who need secure apps. Responding to panic triggers makes it that much more helpful. This panic feature is already included in: Zom, ChatSecure, Orfox, Silence (aka SMSSecure), NewPipe, Orweb, and many others. |
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We've been developing "panic button" features in our apps for years, and now we are working to make a more flexible and open ecosystem of apps that can both trigger other apps, or respond to triggers. Since KeePassDroid already includes a "lock" feature, it is a natural panic responder app. This setup allows for easy configuration of a single trigger action which can then trigger multiple apps.
The first commit adds support for receiving the panic trigger. The second commit wipes KeePassDroid from the Recent Apps when it is responding to a panic trigger.
The first panic button app that sends this kind of trigger is called Ripple, and it is available here:
https://github.com/guardianproject/ripple
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.guardianproject.ripple
I'm adding support to this app right now:
https://panicbutton.io/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.iilab.pb
This is all code that I wrote, and you can have it under any license you want, including public domain. I waive all my copyright claims to it.
You can see an example of this user experience in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS1gstS6YS8
More info on the panic kit work here:
https://dev.guardianproject.info/projects/panic/wiki