Apps: Shelter

Last updated: September 17, 2025

What Shelter manages an Android Work Profile to isolate apps and data. Package: net.typeblog.shelter.

Why on Zer0

Simple compartmentalization: separate work/personal/risky apps.
Freeze apps to halt background activity.

Safe use

Create a work profile for risky or employer-required apps.
Do not install Google Play Services in the work profile unless you accept its trade-offs.
Restrict cross-profile data sharing; review notifications per profile.

Limits

Isolation is not a VM; some metadata (e.g., IP, device) still shared.
Notifications and file shares can bridge profiles if enabled.

Links

Source: https://github.com/PeterCxy/Shelter
F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/
Docs: Security

Verify

Install from F-Droid/Andromeda; verify repo signature.
If sideloading, verify APK checksum and the signing key continuity.
See: Verify