AfterHero 保固通：發票、保卡拍一下，保固到期不用記AfterHero: snap the receipt, never track warranty dates by hand

專案是什麼

AfterHero 保固通是一個 Android App，把購買證明與保固卡收在手機裡，自動算出保固到期日。東西壞了，打開就能看到型號、序號與原廠的客服電話。它目前還在開發中，正在 Google Play 進行封閉測試，尚未正式上架。

為什麼做這個

• 家電與 3C 的發票、保固卡通常散落在抽屜、包包或信箱，需要時找不到。
• 保固月數各家不同，過了才發現早就到期。
• 送修時要翻出型號、序號、購買日期，還要另外找客服電話與報修管道。

可以做什麼

• 掃描單據自動帶入：辨識品牌、型號、序號、購買日、金額與統一發票號碼，也讀得懂電子發票證明聯的 QR Code。
• 到期日自動計算：依購買日與保固月數算出到期日，清單可依到期先後、品牌或分類排序。
• 一鍵聯絡原廠：內建常見品牌在台灣的客服電話、線上報修與代理商資訊，報修要用的資料也整理好。
• 維修紀錄：送修日、維修據點、單號與費用一次記好，維修單也可以拍照辨識。
• 搜尋與篩選：用名稱、品牌、型號、序號或發票號碼找東西，依保固狀態篩選快到期的項目。
• 中文離線辨識：文字辨識在手機上完成，沒有網路也能使用。

怎麼使用

1. 購買後，用 App 拍下發票或保固卡。
2. 確認自動帶入的品牌、型號、序號與購買日，必要時修正。
3. 設定保固月數，App 會算出到期日並放進清單。
4. 東西壞了，打開該筆紀錄，直接使用型號、序號與原廠客服資訊報修。

設計上的取捨

• 資料只存在手機：沒有帳號、沒有自家伺服器，單據照片與紀錄不會上傳，開發者也看不到。取捨是沒有帳號與雲端，因此資料不會自動在多台裝置之間同步。
• 在手機上辨識文字：辨識不依賴雲端服務，可以離線使用；準確度會受照片品質與單據格式影響，所以建議儲存前核對每個欄位。
• 沒有廣告、不追蹤：不販售任何資料。

目前進度與如何加入測試

Google 規定新 App 需要至少 12 位測試者連續參與 14 天，才能正式上架。AfterHero 目前正在招募 Android 的封閉測試者。加入步驟與詳細說明請見 封閉測試申請頁。測試版的資料只存在你的手機，正式版上架後會延續同一個 App，資料不需要重建。

限制與注意事項

• 目前只提供 Android 版，且仍在封閉測試階段，功能與介面可能調整。
• 文字辨識可能出錯，請在儲存前核對品牌、型號、序號與日期。
• 內建的原廠客服資訊可能隨品牌調整而變動，重要的聯絡方式請再以原廠公告為準。
• 保固到期日是依你輸入的購買日與月數計算的提醒，實際保固條件請以原廠保固卡與規定為準。

前往與回饋

前往 AfterHero 保固通，或直接到 封閉測試申請頁。遇到辨識錯誤或其他問題，請截圖寄到 [email protected]。

What it is

AfterHero is an Android app that keeps your proofs of purchase and warranty cards on your phone and works out the warranty expiry date for you. When something breaks, you open it and find the model, serial number and the manufacturer's support phone number. It is still in development and in closed testing on Google Play, and has not been released yet.

Why we built it

• Receipts and warranty cards for appliances and electronics end up in drawers, bags or inboxes and cannot be found when needed.
• Warranty periods differ between brands, and you only learn one has expired after the fact.
• Sending something for repair means digging out the model, serial number and purchase date, then looking up support numbers and repair channels separately.

What you can do with it

• Scan to fill in: recognises brand, model, serial number, purchase date, amount and Taiwan uniform invoice number, and reads the QR code on e-invoice receipts.
• Automatic expiry dates: works out the expiry from the purchase date and warranty months, and sorts the list by expiry, brand or category.
• Contact the maker in one tap: built-in support numbers, online repair links and agent details for common brands in Taiwan, with the details you need for a repair request ready.
• Repair log: keep the repair date, service centre, ticket number and cost in one place, and photograph repair slips for recognition.
• Search and filter: find items by name, brand, model, serial or invoice number and filter by warranty status to see what is expiring soon.
• Offline Chinese text recognition: recognition runs on the phone and works without a network.

How to use it

1. After a purchase, photograph the receipt or warranty card with the app.
2. Check the brand, model, serial number and purchase date that were filled in and correct them if needed.
3. Set the warranty months and the app works out the expiry date and adds it to the list.
4. When something breaks, open that record and use the model, serial number and manufacturer contacts to request a repair.

Design decisions

• Data stays on the phone: there is no account and no server of our own. Receipt photos and records are not uploaded and the developer cannot see them. The trade-off is that without an account or cloud, data is not synced across devices automatically.
• Recognition on the device: it does not depend on a cloud service and works offline. Accuracy depends on photo quality and receipt format, so check each field before saving.
• No ads and no tracking: nothing is sold.

Current progress and how to join the test

Google requires new apps to have at least 12 testers participating for 14 consecutive days before release. AfterHero is currently recruiting Android closed-test participants. The steps and details are on the closed beta page. Data in the test version stays on your phone, and the release version continues as the same app, so nothing needs to be rebuilt.

Limitations

• Only Android is available and it is still in closed testing, so features and the interface may change.
• Text recognition can be wrong. Check the brand, model, serial number and dates before saving.
• The built-in manufacturer contacts can change over time. For important contacts, rely on the manufacturer's own announcements.
• The expiry date is a reminder calculated from the purchase date and months you enter. The actual warranty terms are the ones on the manufacturer's warranty card.

Go further and give feedback

Visit AfterHero, or go straight to the closed beta page. For recognition errors or other problems, send a screenshot to [email protected].

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