Is DistroHopper safe?

DistroHopper is a home screen replacement for Android that can resemble a number of different Linux desktops, including Ubuntu’s Unity desktop, elementary OS’s Pantheon desktop and the Gnome desktop. Features include a couple of different themes, a search feature which allows you to search from a multitude of different search sources (both local and remote), and customisation options. An optional…

Developer: Robin Jacobs
Category: System
Earliest archived version: 15 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per IzzyOnDroid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDbe.robinj.distrohopper

Latest APK SHA-256d773fe1ae96227737cb56ca2721102d6f5572d2a7b63491e151aa68c714eb962

Signing certificate6D:80:55:B5:08:C9:42:6B:5F:9D:0F:F4:83:BE:C3:C1:60:C0:A2:A8:75:3D:FE:E7:20:CE:BE:A3:64:BB:D9:97

MIN ANDROID31TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

03 / History

Archive history

3 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 3.0.0-paranoia (15 Aug 2026), latest 3.0.4-paranoia (14 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 3.0.3-paranoia and 3.0.4-paranoia.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

3 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

3.0.4-paranoia14 Oct 202631+→3.0.3-paranoia17 Sept 202631+→3.0.0-paranoia15 Aug 202631+→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

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

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceBinary repo · izzyondroid

Permissions6 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessSYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_HIDDEN_PROFILES android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.GET_TASKS android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW be.robinj.distrohopper.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↗