Is SyncRecord safe?

SyncRecord is an open-source Android application designed to transform a group of spatially distributed smartphones into a single, synchronised, ad-hoc microphone array. This tool addresses the high cost and scalability limitations of traditional hardware microphone arrays, offering a low-cost solution for acoustic research, sound source localisation, and multi-device audio acquisition. Core Func…

Developer: Padraic McEvoy
Category: Recorder
Earliest archived version: 23 Aug 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

23 Aug 2026

1.1.0

Initial release of SyncRecord. - Synchronised audio recording across multiple devices. - Automatic calibration and inter-device distance estimation. - Support for cloud and local server deployments. - MIT Licensed and privacy-focused.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDapp.mcevoy.syncrecordapp

Latest APK SHA-256c1e0b69bbb176752b7a63f87121a422bc70fbfdbd31cce83c8ec30766fb753de

Signing certificateC2:60:10:4D:6E:4B:B2:F1:4E:2E:76:B7:E1:4D:14:E5:F8:4D:CD:66:E3:B1:16:27:34:DF:DF:10:53:B7:6C:87

MIN ANDROID29TARGET34ARCHITECTURE

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.1.023 Aug 202629+→

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

Permissions3 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessRECORD_AUDIO

Declared permissions

android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO app.mcevoy.syncrecordapp.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↗