Attendance recording
Your employer asked you to install this. Here is exactly what it does.
Anwesend notices when your phone joins a WiFi network your workplace has registered, and writes that down. That is the whole product. Below is a real day, rendered the way you will see it in the app.
- First seen
- 08:12
- Last seen
- 16:47
- Connected
- 7h 50m
- Span
- 8h 35m
16:47 — end of day uncertain. Anwesend stopped receiving signals from this phone while it was still connected. It has recorded the last confirmed time rather than guessing. If you were still at work, you can request a correction in the app and your administrator will review it.
What it records, and what it does not
Reading a WiFi network's name requires location permission on Android. That permission sounds much broader than what Anwesend actually does with it, so here is the full list.
Recorded
- The times you connect to and disconnect from networks your employer registered
- Which registered site that network belongs to
- Whether your phone was reachable, so gaps can be told apart from absences
- Your mobile carrier and connection type, if you allow it
Never recorded
- Your GPS position or movement
- Networks your employer has not registered, including your home WiFi
- Anything you do on your phone — apps, browsing, messages, calls
- Anything at all outside your working day
Where your record goes
Each working day becomes one entry in a calendar that belongs to you. Anwesend creates a separate calendar for it, so nothing mixes with your own appointments and you can remove it in one step at any time.
The same record appears in your Anwesend portal, alongside every session behind it and any day the app has flagged as uncertain.
Installing
Android asks for these permissions separately and in this order. You can decline any of them; Anwesend keeps working with less accuracy and tells you which parts are affected.
Install from Google Play
Android 10 or later.
Sign in with the address your employer registered
If your address is not recognised, ask whoever set up Anwesend at your organisation.
Allow location while using the app
Android requires this to read a WiFi network's name. Anwesend never reads your position from it.
Allow location all the time
A separate step, which Android sends you to Settings to complete. Without it, recording stops whenever your screen is off.
Exclude Anwesend from battery optimisation
Some manufacturers shut down background apps aggressively. The app will show you the exact settings screen for your phone.
Connect your calendar
Optional. Anwesend can only see and change the calendar it creates for you — it has no access to your existing calendars.
Your rights over this record
See everything
Every session Anwesend has recorded about you is visible in your portal. There is no admin view containing anything you cannot see yourself.
Dispute anything
Request a correction on any day. Your administrator reviews it. The original record is kept alongside the correction, so the history stays intact.
Take it with you
Export your full record at any time, in a readable format, without asking anyone.
Know how long it is kept
Your employer sets the retention period, and the app shows you what it is.
Install Anwesend
Recording begins the first time you connect to a registered network. Nothing happens before that.
Get it on Google PlayAndroid 10+ · Runs a permanent notification while active