Is Status Bar Speedometer safe?

This simplistic app displays your current speed, obtained from GPS readings, as an icon in your status bar at the top of your screen. This speedometer allows you to check how fast you are travelling without having to switch between apps. Please be aware of the dangers of using your phone while driving. This app is open source, find it on Github: https://github.com/Waboodoo/Status-Bar-Tachometer I…

Developer: Waboodoo
Category: Navigation
Earliest archived version: 18 Feb 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDch.rmy.android.statusbar_tacho

Latest APK SHA-256ee1abcd9f921e391e7be6a38fd06c63e058868712c96ea938a4eca0c5b443c04

Signing certificate81:9B:38:C6:31:87:0C:07:2D:26:FB:B9:E0:EC:D6:F7:89:3C:A6:34:1D:08:EF:47:FC:39:30:18:9F:8D:B8:B1

MIN ANDROID23TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

3.15.118 Feb 202623+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

04 / 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

Permissions7 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 android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED ch.rmy.android.statusbar_tacho.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

05 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗