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DailyBeat

Keep a local journal of your journeys, places and notes
New in version 4.3.9
GPS capture detects stalled providers and retries when usable points stop arriving.
Recovery uses a short high-accuracy attempt with a cooldown, while respecting privacy pauses and GPS-off settings.
A private local diagnostic reports gaps across saved days without coordinates or diary text.
Offline town lookup allocates less memory. Existing history stays intact; missing route points cannot be reconstructed.
DailyBeat helps you remember your day with a journal stored on your Android phone. Capture journeys when you choose, add notes, review visits and turn your records into an editable daily draft. No account or cloud AI is required.


  • Personal, Field work and Police writing templates.

  • Optional background journey capture using Android location APIs, without Google Play Services.

  • Search notes, diaries and recorded places; name or hide stops and define private zones.

  • Create local drafts, review changes and preview PDF or weekly ZIP exports before sharing.

  • View routes with MapLibre and OpenStreetMap data. Download a separate Tamil Nadu street map for offline viewing, including local fonts and labels.

  • Pause and resume verified map downloads; use Wi-Fi by default and explicitly allow mobile data when needed.

  • Choose local retention, delete records, and use light or dark mode.



Online maps are enabled by default. Map providers can see your IP address and requested areas. Turn off Allow online maps under Settings, Capture & Places to use downloaded maps or a route-only preview. Manual Tamil Nadu downloads use GitHub even when online map viewing is off. Address lookup is separate and stays off unless configured.

Cloud drafting is optional and off by default. It sends selected journal text to the provider you configure; presets include proprietary services and a compatible endpoint can be used. Private zones and hidden stops filter outgoing sources, but you should review the sharing preview yourself. Device speech recognition may use a network service.

The F-Droid build contains no Google Play Services, advertising SDK or analytics SDK. It does not include the developer's managed cloud-backup configuration. Its Android location backend does not use Google's activity-transition sleep mechanism, so battery usage can differ from the Google-backed build.

Requires Android 8 or newer. Background capture depends on permissions and device power settings. DailyBeat is not an attendance verifier, navigation system, emergency tool or evidence-custody system. Tamil Nadu offline maps provide basemaps, not offline address search or turn-by-turn navigation.
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Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 4.3.9 (43) suggested Added on Oct 16, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • access location in the background
      This app can access location at any time, even while the app is not in use.
    • access approximate location only in the foreground
      This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
    • access precise location only in the foreground
      This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • view Wi-Fi connections
      Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
    • run foreground service with the type "location"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "location"
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • record audio
      This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • com.dailybeat.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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