Can I trust Anker eufy?
This app did not meet two or more trust checks, has a critical issue in one, or has a red flag.
- Avoid if
- Users needing strong data protection guarantees
- What it means for you
- Firebase Analytics and crash reporting are disabled by default, so no usage telemetry leaves the device via those channels. The Sensors Analytics SDK, a Chinese behavioral analytics platform, is integrated into this build. No advertising networks are present, and some user data may not be fully protected.
- Main concern
- Home Wi-Fi password encrypted with hardcoded AES key, decryptable by any APK downloader
- The developer's description
- All-in-one smart home control app for eufy devices including security cameras, robot vacuums, smart scales, baby monitors, and pet feeders. Manage all devices from one interface with local device control and family sharing.
- Third-party services
- 17
- Findings rated low or higher
- 12
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Trust checks
Secure by Design
An item rated high or above is openSecurity gaps detected
Why this result
This check looks for security issues at high severity or above in the code of this build, and at least one was recorded. Issues of this kind include a credential or token another app on the device can reach, sensitive data stored without protection, and network paths that expose information in transit.
Data Minimization
One criterion not metTracking lacks clear disclosure
Why this result
This build contains analytics or attribution code written to send data to companies other than the developer. No consent step was found before that code runs, and the app's disclosures do not describe the collection in full. Tracking by itself is ordinary; what this check reports is the combination of collection, recipient and absent disclosure.
Manifest Mismatch
An item rated high or above is openDisclosure incomplete or contradicted
Why this result
The check compares the app's privacy disclosures against what the code does, and at least one claim did not match in this build. Mismatches of this kind include a data category collected but not disclosed, a recipient the disclosure omits, and an identifier attached to data the disclosure describes as anonymous.
User Control
StrongNo lock-in
Why this result
The check looks for a way to export the data an account has accumulated and a way to delete the account itself. In this build, either both were found, or the app has no account of its own and keeps its data on the device. For an app without an account, the developer has no server-side copy to export or delete, and deleting the app removes the data in its own storage.
No proprietary data formats that would trap recordings, no artificial barriers to account deletion, and no mechanisms designed to prevent switching to a competing service were found. The app uses standard cloud storage infrastructure and does not employ lock-in tactics.
Red flags
The app's privacy declarations do not match its code
Why this result
The privacy declarations shipped in this build, or the ones on the store listing, state less than the code does. Declarations of this kind are what a store, a regulator and a person comparing two apps rely on.
Strengths
- Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics, and advertising ID collection are explicitly disabled before any user interaction — no Firebase data leaves the device by default
- No advertising networks or behavioral tracking SDKs are present, consistent with a paid hardware product
- Precise location data is not transmitted to Tuya's cloud: ThingSmartSdk.getLatitude/getLongitude always return null
- Android backup is disabled (allowBackup=false), so auth tokens in SharedPreferences are not configured to be included in ADB or Google Cloud Backup
- AWS Cognito credentials use hardware-backed Android Keystore AES/GCM encryption, demonstrating the team knows the correct credential storage pattern
- Google ML Kit barcode scanning (used for QR code pairing) runs entirely on-device with no data sent to Google
What the app contains
17 services
Third-party services the scan names in the build:
- ThingClips/Tuya Smart Home SDK
- Firebase Analytics (disabled)
- Firebase Crashlytics (disabled)
- Firebase Cloud Messaging
- Firebase Performance
- Firebase Installations
- Sensors Analytics (神策数据) v0.3.4
- AWS Cognito
- Google Maps SDK
- Google ML Kit
- React Native (Hermes)
- Google Play Billing
- OkHttp3/Retrofit2
- Conscrypt
- Fresco
- ijiami DRM
- ARouter (Alibaba)
Libraries
| Library | Version | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| ExoPlayer / media3 | not recorded | none confirmed |
| Room | not recorded | none confirmed |
| Fresco | not recorded | none confirmed |
| Datatransport | not recorded | none confirmed |
| Google Advertising ID client | 12451000 | none confirmed |
| Google Sign-In | 12451000 | none confirmed |
| Google Play Services | 12451000 | none confirmed |
| Google Play Services Location | 12451000 | none confirmed |
| Google Maps SDK | 12451000 | none confirmed |
| Material Components | not recorded | none confirmed |
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Changes since the previous scan
- Version 6.0.63_28226, score 65.
- Score 49 before, 65 after.
- Version 6.0.03_21739 (versionCode: 21739) before, 6.0.63_28226 after.
- Score change since version 6.0.03_21739 (versionCode: 21739): +16 points.
- Since the previous scan: 11 findings added, 10 removed.
- Version 6.0.03_21739 (versionCode: 21739), score 49.
- First public scan of this app.
Method and limits
Static analysis: the decompiled code, manifest and resources of this build, read file by file. Network traffic at run time is established by a capture of the running app.
- Build SHA-256
- 55571d263d03c8e733d041960fc896a3ee4173b825779485259518eaeaffe38c
- Rule pack
- citt-ruleset-2026-08-v1
- Files decompiled
- 40,630
- Scan date
- 12 August 2026
Corrections
No correction is published for this app.
Developer response
No response is published for this app.
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