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Turn a spare device
into an earner

Install once, stay online, get paid per gigabyte. Works from any country, on Android, Windows, macOS or Linux. Your phone number is your account.

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What this app actually does

Plain words, no jargon

You are right to be careful with apps that use your internet. Here is exactly what runs on your device, and what never does.

What it does

Businesses pay to check public websites from a normal African internet connection. Your device opens those pages for them using a slice of bandwidth you are not using. Think of it as a very small web browser that works while you sleep. You get paid for every gigabyte it moves.

What it never touches

Your files, photos, messages, contacts, logins and browsing history are off limits. The app has no permission to read them and no reason to. It only fetches allowlisted public web pages through the connection.

You stay in control

Set a daily data limit. See every website fetched through your device. Pause or uninstall whenever you want; stopping the app stops the traffic instantly. One job at a time, never a hog.

So why does Play Protect warn you?

Because the app is new and installed outside the Play Store. Android shows that caution for any sideloaded app, especially new ones. It is a standard prompt, not a virus finding. A Play Store listing is on our roadmap and removes these prompts entirely. The full walkthrough is in the Android tab below.

Payout method

How would you like to get paid?

Pick one during setup and switch any time in the app. Your account always stays connected to your phone number. The payout method is just where the money lands.

M‑Pesa Kenya

Your registered phone number is your account and your payout destination. Cash out from KES 20, no bank account needed.

Bitcoin anywhere

Give a Lightning address in the app, it looks like name@wallet.com. Payouts arrive over the Lightning Network.

USDT on Tron anywhere

Give your TRC20 address in the app. Payouts settle in USDT, a dollar stablecoin, with a small network fee.

Join from anywhere. Savannah Grid is not limited to one region. Kenya has M-Pesa today; every other country can join now with Bitcoin or USDT payouts. More local currency and mobile money rails are coming soon, and we add countries as demand grows.
Requirements

What earns most

Stay online

Bytes only flow while your device is online. A spare phone on charge, a Pi, or an always on laptop earns the most.

Stable connection

A steady connection beats a fast one. Buyers value uptime and a verified carrier exit.

Keep it simple

The Android app is the easiest path and the only one that updates itself. Desktop installs run as a background service.

Platforms

Pick your device

Step-by-step for each platform. Screenshots are on the way; the instructions are complete today.

Android app, recommended

Download, register your number, choose how you want to get paid, tap Start sharing. The app updates itself, reconnects after drops and reminds you if you forget it.

Step 1: open the downloaded file. Screenshot coming soon

Download the app

  1. Tap the download button above and open the file when it finishes.
  2. Android asks once to allow installs from this source. Tap Settings, enable allow from this source, then go back.
  3. Open the app, register with your phone number, and pick your payout method: M‑Pesa, Bitcoin or USDT.
  4. Tap Start sharing. Give the battery exemption when asked so it keeps earning with the screen off.
Step 4: battery exemption prompt. Screenshot coming soon
Seeing a Play Protect or unsafe app warning?

This is the standard caution Android shows for any app installed outside the Play Store, especially new apps, regardless of what is inside them. It is not a virus finding on our app. To continue: tap More details, then Install anyway. Wording varies by device; some show Got it, then Keep instead. If your device blocks the install completely, open the Play Store, tap your profile icon, Play Protect, the gear icon, temporarily turn off scanning, install the app, then turn scanning back on. A Play Store listing is on our roadmap, which removes these prompts entirely.

Update fails to install?

Early builds used a test signing key we have since replaced with a proper release one, and Android refuses to update across signatures. Uninstall once and reinstall from here. Your account is tied to your phone number, so nothing is lost.

Installed? You are done

The node runs quietly and starts earning the first time a buyer routes through you.

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