Is CairnGPS safe?

CairnGPS turns your phone into a real GNSS receiver. Watch the satellites that locate you in real time from all constellations on a 3D globe, a sky plot and a detailed list. Record your hikes, drop waypoints, unlock achievements. The app reads your device's raw GPS through Android's own LocationManager rather than going through Google Play Services. It contains no Google libraries at all, needs n…

Developer: Matthieu Tinnes
Category: Navigation
Earliest archived version: 15 Oct 2026
License: AGPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

15 Oct 2026

1.1.0

Features - Scroll to achievement when last acquired achievement is opened - Add onboarding

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDapp.matthieu.cairngps

Latest APK SHA-25685e6110fc01203060baa44b9eef4687f2f589dd3ea7e61b907eac28af2482ab8

Signing certificate99:0C:07:F9:80:58:4F:62:32:6C:0E:C9:7F:D6:D7:9B:46:CE:61:01:A2:97:C8:95:6D:E4:D3:79:D4:13:D7:B5

MIN ANDROID26TARGET37ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.1.015 Oct 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions6 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS app.matthieu.cairngps.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗