# guardianproject/haven

Haven is for people who need a way to protect their personal spaces and possessions without compromising their own privacy, through an Android app and on-device sensors

Repository: https://github.com/guardianproject/haven
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/haven
Homepage: https://guardianproject.github.io/haven/
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: sensor, device-sensors, monitoring-service, prototype-android-application, android
Last push: 2022-10-26T22:43:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3472, "days_push": 1407, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6814, forks 752 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:48.797998+00:00)

## What it is
Haven is an open-source Android application that turns a spare phone into a physical security monitor using its on-device sensors (motion, sound, vibration, light). It alerts users to intruders via secure channels like Signal and Tor, designed for journalists and human rights defenders.

## Use cases
- turn an old android phone into a motion-activated security camera
- get alerted when someone enters my room or office
- monitor my laptop while I'm away using a phone's sensors
- private home security without cloud cameras
- detect tampering with my belongings while traveling
- baby monitor with encrypted notifications

## When to choose
- you need privacy-preserving physical monitoring with no cloud dependency
- you want alerts delivered through Signal or Tor
- you have a spare Android device to dedicate as a sensor hub
- you're an at-risk user (journalist, activist) needing tamper detection

## When to avoid
- you need a polished, actively developed product - the project is in maintenance with infrequent releases
- you need iOS or desktop support
- you want cloud video recording or multi-camera management
- you need a traditional home security system with professional monitoring

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: monitoring, security, privacy, cryptography
- domain: security, privacy, android-tools, iot
- platform: -
- tags: physical-security, surveillance-detection, signal-integration, tor, on-device-sensors, motion-detection, human-rights, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- guardianproject/haven (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.797998+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:41:55.922618+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/guardianproject/haven (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.797998+00:00, sha fe25c0988f24)
  - homepage: https://guardianproject.github.io/haven/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:58.153183+00:00, sha b07279dff306)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.