Download the setup tool

For Windows 10 or 11. It sets up an Android phone running Android 11 or newer, over a USB cable.

Windows will warn you first

The setup tool is not signed with a paid certificate yet, so Windows SmartScreen shows a blue box saying it protected your PC. To run it:

1. Click More info.
2. Click Run anyway.

Only do this with a file you downloaded from this page.

What you need

• A Windows PC and a USB cable that carries data, not only charge.
• The Android phone you already have, running Android 11 or newer. Pixel, Samsung and Motorola work best; some Xiaomi, Oppo and Huawei phones block the setup.
• A few minutes with the phone in your hand: you turn on USB debugging and, if asked, remove the accounts on the phone for a moment. The tool shows you every tap.

What it does

It asks what to keep and who holds the key, installs Hedge on the phone, applies the locks and gives you a link to make your control panel account. Until that account is made, the tool can undo everything over USB.

Read the privacy page to see what Hedge collects and who can see it.