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Ruler (Privacy Friendly)
SECUSO - Security Usability Society
(SECUSO) On the fly measurements with your Smartphone as ruler or protractor.
Opens the official F-Droid page
About Ruler (Privacy Friendly)
Privacy Friendly Ruler can display a ruler or protractor at the edge of the display. This enables on the fly measurements with the smartphone. It belongs to the Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. More information can be found an secuso.org/pfa/
What makes Privacy Friendly Ruler different from other similar apps?
1. No permissions
Privacy Friendly Ruler does not require any permissions.
2. No advertisement
Many other free apps in the Google Play Store dazzle annoying advertising and also shortens battery life.
Feel free to contact us via:
Bluesky - @secusoresearch.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/secusoresearch.bsky.social
Mastodon - @SECUSO_Research@bawü.social https://xn--baw-joa.social/@SECUSO_Research/
Job opening - https://secuso.aifb.kit.edu/english/Job_Offers.php
How to install Ruler (Privacy Friendly)
- Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
- Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
- If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
- Open Ruler (Privacy Friendly) from your app drawer.


