The Android app

Why an app?

For privacy reasons, Android only provides websites with a copy of photos that does not include location data when they are uploaded. The date the photo was taken is included, but not the location. Our app reads the original file and retains the location where the photo was taken – encrypted, just like everything else.

On your computer and iPhone, the location is saved automatically anyway – you don’t need an app there and can upload as usual via your browser.

You can take part even when you’re offline

Once saved, your albums and stories are still available even without an internet connection – on a plane, on a train or at your holiday home. If you open the app without a connection, you’ll be greeted by the Family Memories logo instead of an error page, and as soon as you’re back online, it’ll carry on automatically. So the app is both in one: a location-saver when uploading and an offline companion for when you’re on the move.

Download the app

Download the app

Current version: 1.0.20

Fotos und Videos, die du direkt in der App aufnimmst, behalten jetzt ihren Aufnahmeort.

Installation in 5 steps

1. Open this page directly on your Android mobile.
2. Tap ‘Download app’. The file will start downloading.
3. When you open it, Android will ask if apps from this source can be installed. Allow this for your browser – you only need to do this once.
4. Tap ‘Install’ and then ‘Open’.
5. Log in as usual. That’s it – from now on, the location where the photo was taken will be saved.

The app comes directly from us and, like the website, is encrypted. The one-off authorisation for unknown apps applies only to the installation and can be disabled again afterwards.

For verification: Every version of the app is signed with our key. Its fingerprint (SHA-256) is:

Updates

The app notifies you automatically when a new version is available – just tap once and it updates itself. You don’t need to install anything manually.