Pubby, the charger alarm that refuses to be silenced

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Pubby’s basic mode is designed around a single trigger: removing the charging cable starts an alarm, including when the Android phone is set to silent. The page also describes a shared-watch mode in which a friend’s browser receives the alert, with no second app installation required. The stated setup is deliberately short—plug in, switch on, and walk away—and the site says basic guarding works offline. Pubby identifies itself as a returning project dating back to 2012, rewritten for modern Android.