Name: Proton VPN (non-reproducible builds)
Availability: InStock
Author: Proton

01 / Overview

Is Proton VPN (non-reproducible builds) safe?

Proton VPN is the world's ONLY free VPN service that is safe to use and respects your privacy. Proton VPN is created by the CERN scientists behind Proton Mail - the world's largest encrypted email service. Proton’s VPN offers secure and encrypted internet access with advanced security features and access to blocked websites and streaming platforms. Used by millions worldwide, Proton’s secure no-l…

Developer: Proton
Category: Connectivity
Earliest archived version: 09 Sept 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

16 Oct 2026

5.20.74.0

What's new Prevented unintended sending of logs under specific and very rare conditions. Stopped our widget from interfering with third-party VPNs installed on your device. Improved start-up time and UI performance.

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02 Oct 2026

5.20.57.0

What's new Made some engineering updates to Proton protocols. Made some other minor UI and stability improvements.

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22 Sept 2026

5.20.39.0

What's new Made minor under-the-hood changes to prepare for future UI improvements.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDch.protonvpn.android

Latest APK SHA-256268bc404ed0dfa135af2e975b197e8fbd238a27df5b5922e96cbc02aeddf2ddd

Signing certificate95:0E:E2:D4:D0:A4:3F:FB:A7:EE:1D:A9:54:1C:4A:13:DE:FE:81:EB:69:7B:A7:D2:4C:17:F6:F8:86:E3:21:24

MIN ANDROID26TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi · armeabi-v7a · mips · mips64 · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

4 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 5.20.21.0 (09 Sept 2026), latest 5.20.74.0 (16 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 5.20.57.0 and 5.20.74.0.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

4 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

5.20.74.016 Oct 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi, armeabi-v7a, mips, mips64, x86, x86_64→5.20.57.002 Oct 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi, armeabi-v7a, mips, mips64, x86, x86_64→5.20.39.022 Sept 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi, armeabi-v7a, mips, mips64, x86, x86_64→5.20.21.009 Sept 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi, armeabi-v7a, mips, mips64, x86, x86_64→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexReview the flags below before installing

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceBinary repo · fdroid

Permissions12 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNonFreeNetTetheredNetTracking

Sensitive accessCAMERAQUERY_ALL_PACKAGES

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.CAMERA android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT android.permission.WAKE_LOCK ch.protonvpn.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗