tagwerk for Android without Google

Download

Download tagwerk (APK)

Android 8 or newer. The file is about 45 MB. Its SHA-256 checksum is in tagwerk.apk.sha256, published beside it with every release.

Installing

1. Open the downloaded file. Android asks whether the browser you used may install apps; allow it for this one time.
2. Confirm the installation. tagwerk appears in the app list as usual.
3. You can take the permission away from the browser again afterwards (Settings → Apps → Special app access → Install unknown apps).

Checking the file

On a computer, compare the checksum before you copy the file to the phone:

sha256sum tagwerk.apk

For version the result is .

The result has to match the line in tagwerk.apk.sha256. Every release is signed with the same key, and Android refuses an update signed with any other. Its certificate fingerprint (SHA-256) is 64:E3:ED:2C:BF:AA:2A:CE:4E:60:C2:AE:1C:F7:FC:35:77:88:2B:92:29:6A:ED:D6:9D:51:D9:F1:4F:4C:C0:84; apps such as AppVerifier compare it for you.

How it differs from the Play version

• No Google services needed. Nothing in this build talks to Google.
• Pro is bought on this site, €12 / US$12 once, and arrives as a licence file by mail. The app opens the licence page when you tap Buy Pro.
• Updates are announced, not installed. Once per start the app asks caliora.org whether a newer version exists and shows a notice with a link to this page. Installing is your call; Android asks before every update anyway.
• It is a separate app (org.caliora.tagwerk.direct), so it can sit beside the Play version on the same phone.

Switching between the two

Notes start in the app's own storage, and uninstalling an app on Android deletes its storage. Before you switch, move your notes to a folder of your own (Settings → Storage) and choose the same folder in the other app. A Pro licence file lives in that folder as well, so it comes along. Bought Pro through Google Play? Tap Settings → tagwerk Pro → Use Pro on your other devices first — that is what writes the licence into the folder.

What this build sends

One request per start to api.caliora.org for the version file, carrying nothing but what every web request carries. Downloading the APK is logged by the web server like any other download. Details are in the privacy notice.

Something does not work

Write to please enable JavaScript to see the address and mention the phone, the system (for example Sailfish OS 5) and the version of tagwerk (in the app: at the very bottom of Settings).