Guides
What we have learned about phones left charging out of sight. Written by the two people who make Pubby, and straight about what an app cannot do.
Leaving a phone charging
Alarm apps
Do anti-theft alarm apps really work? Try these 5 tests
What phone alarm apps can and can't stop, including ours. Five tests you can run in two minutes to find out whether the one you installed does what its listing claims.
Cafés and airports
The critical two minutes: charging your phone in a café or airport
The socket is never at your seat. A practical guide to short absences – the bathroom trip, the counter, the boarding queue – and whether USB ports are actually a risk.
Hostels
How to charge your phone in a dorm with 12 strangers (and still have it in the morning)
The socket is never next to your bunk. What actually works for charging overnight in a shared room – and what to do if the phone is gone in the morning.
Automation
Tasker
How to arm Pubby from Tasker, MacroDroid or Automate
Pubby answers one Android intent, so any automation app can start the guard for you – on the café's Wi-Fi, at a place you marked, at an hour you chose. The intent's full specification, a Tasker walkthrough, and why there is deliberately no way to stop the alarm this way.
Webhook
How to get a webhook when somebody unplugs your phone
Pubby can POST to your own server the moment the cable is pulled. Here you will find the full request body, the retry rules and ready-made recipes for Home Assistant, ntfy or a script of your own.