Is PilferShush Jammer safe?

Features a passive jammer technique that engages the microphone thereby blocking other apps from using it. But does NOT listen to or record any of the audio from the microphone. It uses 0% CPU and no noticeable battery use. However is not intended to be left on permanently due to the variety of triggers that can cause audio focus state changes (VOIP etc). Also features an active jammer that emits…

Developer: com
Category: Security
Earliest archived version: 27 Jun 2022
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcityfreqs.com.pilfershushjammer

Latest APK SHA-256c7c04de887f3605cbf677389d7eea949acc245f59396396b8d8fe4359eaf041d

Signing certificateB6:5D:5B:3F:92:2F:D2:F6:34:26:56:04:01:6F:3F:0F:B9:06:5C:FE:C1:62:73:C8:9C:E0:7C:9E:4E:22:D9:6D

MIN ANDROID21TARGET31ARCHITECTURE

03 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

4.6.227 Jun 202221+→

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

Permissions3 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessRECORD_AUDIO

Declared permissions

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO

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↗