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EFF Alerts on Windows Pc

Developed By: Electronic Frontier Foundation

License: Free

Rating: 3,9/5 - 263 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.1.0
Size 4.6 MB
Release Date March 29, 18
Category Communication Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (7)]

What's New:
- Fixes white screen experienced by some users upon initially opening the app.- Fixes issues related to formatting of deeplinks posts and authors.-... [see more]

Description from Developer:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation fights for your rights in the digital age. Help support our mission by downloading this app and taking action with us.

The EFF Alerts app notifi... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download EFF Alerts and install on Windows PC. EFF Alerts is free Communication app, developed by Electronic Frontier Foundation. Latest version of EFF Alerts is 1.1.0, was released on 2018-03-29 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of EFF Alerts is 3,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 263 users, 149 users had rated it 5*, 41 users had rated it 1*.

How to install EFF Alerts on Windows?

Instruction on how to install EFF Alerts on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install EFF Alerts on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install EFF Alerts using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "EFF Alerts" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install EFF Alerts on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "EFF Alerts" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.1.0.

Download EFF Alerts 1.1.0 on Windows PC – 4.6 MB

The Electronic Frontier Foundation fights for your rights in the digital age. Help support our mission by downloading this app and taking action with us.

The EFF Alerts app notifies you when there's a new action you can take to support EFF. Here are a few ways you can use the app to defend freedom and privacy:

- Calling or emailing the U.S. Congress to help advocate for better technology laws.
- Tweeting at the White House to ask for better policies.
- Helping get the word out about a specific project or campaign EFF is running.
- Taking actions internationally to help preserve digital rights in your country, and around the world.

EFF Alerts is licensed under AGPL v3. Source code: https://github.com/EFForg/actioncenter-mobile

We've also released the source code for the push server which delivers notifications to subscribers: https://github.com/EFForg/pushserver
- Fixes white screen experienced by some users upon initially opening the app.
- Fixes issues related to formatting of deeplinks posts and authors.
- Improvements to action notifications.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to read from external storage.