Frequently asked questions
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Product availability
Yes, as public betas. Each product page has a download section with the signed APK file, its version, size and SHA-256 checksum, and installation steps. Neither app is in an app store yet, so Android asks you to allow the installation first.
No. They are two separate Android apps under the Heirst brand, each with its own job. You can use either one on its own.
The current builds of both apps require Android 8.0 or later.
Storage and cleanup (Clean)
No. It does not promise RAM boosting, speed or battery improvements. Since Android 14, the commands that “RAM boosters” rely on have no effect on other apps.
No. Android has no public way for an ordinary app to clear other apps’ caches. Heirst Clean takes you to the right Settings page so you can clear an app’s cache yourself.
No. It reads your media library with the permission you grant, and other files only in folders you pick. Android keeps other apps’ private folders closed to ordinary apps.
No. Similarity is a review signal. A similar photo may be the only good shot of a moment, so check the group before removing anything.
No. Files in Trash or the vault still take up space until they are permanently removed, and the app tells you so.
No. Nothing is selected when results open, there is no automatic mode or scheduled cleaning, and permanent deletion is only possible from the Trash screen.
Permissions and APK inspection (Secure)
No. Android does not let any app scan the whole phone in real time or stop other apps. Heirst Secure is an inspection tool: it explains app capabilities, changes between scans and device-security indicators.
No. Findings describe what an app is able to do, not what it intends. Legitimate apps can trigger them. Review the app’s purpose, developer and source before you act.
No. It has no live malware database: it recognises only the signatures you load yourself, and its heuristics can miss things.
No. The score summarises selected indicators such as screen lock, USB debugging and security-patch age. It is not a guarantee.
Which components and capabilities an APK file declares, and which names appear in its code, before you install it. A name in the file is not proof that the code runs, and static inspection cannot prove that an app is safe.
No. Its built-in list is short and covers ad trackers, not phishing, and its filtering engine has not yet been verified on real-device traffic. Do not rely on it as protection.
Privacy and data
No. Heirst Clean does not request Android’s internet permission, so it cannot send data anywhere. Heirst Secure has no server and makes no HTTP calls; its only network traffic is the optional DNS shield forwarding lookups to your device’s own DNS server.
No. Neither app includes analytics, telemetry, or an advertising or tracking SDK.
To show app sizes, when apps were last used, and how shared storage is divided by type. You grant it in Android Settings; without it, app statistics run in a limited mode.
Auditing installed apps is its main job, so it requests Android’s permission to list every installed app.
No. The website has no analytics, advertising pixels, third-party scripts or fonts, and sets no cookies. The hosting provider may keep standard access logs to run the site.
Known limitations
Heirst Clean’s background scan service and the features new in its current beta, and Heirst Secure’s DNS filtering engine, new-app check, on-phone APK inspection, Share / Open with and report saving have not yet been proven on real devices. Each product page lists them under “Verification status”.
Its root detection looks for files that rooting leaves behind. Concealment tools can hide those files.
No. Android allows only one active VPN, so turning the shield on disconnects the other one.
Troubleshooting
It refuses when strict Private DNS is on, because forwarding would downgrade your encrypted DNS to plain text, and when your device reports no DNS server. It tells you which one applies.
On Android 14 and later you can share only selected photos with an app. Heirst Clean then sees only those, and its results say that the rest is not visible.
Files moved to Trash or the vault still take up space until they are permanently removed, and the system recreates some files by itself. Heirst Clean’s history shows what you selected next to the space that was actually freed.
They need Usage access, which you grant in Android Settings. When the system has no usage record for an app, Heirst Clean shows “last used unknown” rather than guessing.
Findings describe capabilities. Many legitimate apps need powerful permissions, so a finding is a prompt to check the app’s purpose and source, not a verdict.
The apps are not in an app store yet, so you install the APK file yourself. Android asks you to allow installs from the browser or file manager you used, and Play Protect may offer to scan the app because it does not know the developer yet. Install only files from this website, and check that the SHA-256 checksum matches the one on the product page.