Android app

DietTracker for Android, before the Play StoreInstall it in two minutes and get reminders, voice logging and your diary on your home screen.

We're launching on the Google Play Store soon. Until then, you can install the app straight from this page. It's the same app, it updates itself, and you won't need to reinstall it when we go live on the Play Store.

How to install it

1. Tap the download button above on your Android phone.
2. When it finishes, tap the notification (or open it from your Downloads).
3. Android asks whether your browser may install apps. Tap Settings, turn on “Allow from this source”, then go back. You only do this once, and you can turn it off afterwards.
4. If Google Play Protect asks to scan the app, tap Scan app. It takes a few seconds.
5. Tap Install, open DietTracker and sign in with the same account you use on the website. Your meals and streak are already there.

Android shows these prompts for every app that isn't from the Play Store. They mean “this didn't come from the Play Store”, not “this app is unsafe”.

Is it safe?

Yes. Installing from this page gives you the same protections as the Play Store version:

• It's the same app we're putting on the Play Store

  Same code, same build system. Nothing is added or removed for this download.

• Signed by us, and Android checks the signature

  Each version is signed with the DietTracker key. Android checks that signature on install and won't let anything signed by someone else replace the app.

• Google Play Protect scans it on your phone

  The same scanner that checks Play Store apps looks at this one when you install it, and keeps checking it after.

• Only the permissions it needs

  Camera for barcodes and meal photos, microphone for voice logging, and notifications for reminders. Android asks the first time you use each one. No contacts, SMS or location.

• Your data stays in your account

  Meals and goals sync to your account over an encrypted connection, the same as the website. Uninstalling the app doesn't delete them.

One rule: only download DietTracker from this page. If someone sends you the file over WhatsApp or another site, delete it and get it from here.

For the technically curious, this version's SHA-256 is a943c0ab9eefd759ac25fafbfc532bbc260956957aea051a1773ae1940960e77

Updates

Most updates install themselves in the background. Once in a while a bigger update needs a fresh download. When that happens, the app tells you and brings you back here.

On an iPhone?

The iPhone app comes later. For now, use DietTracker in Safari and tap Share → Add to Home Screen to get an app icon.