# ETH polybox

> polybox offers all ETH members on-campus storage.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.ethpolybox.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.ethpolybox.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ch.ethpolybox.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ETH Zurich
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 1,623
- **Version:** 33.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-09
- **First published:** 2025-04-03
- **Publisher country:** CH
- **Size:** 78 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-11-02
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.ethpolybox.android)
- **Website:** [https://polybox.ethz.ch](https://polybox.ethz.ch/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://ethz.ch/en/footer/data-protection.html](https://ethz.ch/en/footer/data-protection.html)

## Description

Note: To use this app an ETH account is required!<br><br>polybox offers all ETH members on-campus storage. The following simple formula describes the use case very well:<br>&quot;polybox - Use it as a logical memory stick - store your data on the ETH campus&quot;<br><br>ITS INFRA Storage as the internal service provider, provides the polybox service with 50 GB of storage on the ETH storage facilities. The service is available to all ETH members and is free of charge. <br><br>polybox meets the following requirements:<br>- polybox data is stored on ETH storage facilities<br>- ETH members avoid the use of ETH-external (uncontrollable) storage media<br>- Mobile (Android &amp; iOS) and Desktop Sync Clients are available

## Rankings

- #974,368 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `ch.ethpolybox.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.ethpolybox.android)