Is GPSTest safe?

GPSTest displays real-time information for satellites in view of your device. A vital open-source test tool for platform engineers, developers, and power users, GPSTest can also assist users in understanding why their GPS/GNSS is or isn't working. Supports: GPS (USA Navstar) GLONASS (Russia) QZSS (Japan) BeiDou/COMPASS (China) Galileo (European Union) Various satellite-based augmentation systems…

Developer: barbeauDev
Category: Location Tracker & Sharer
Earliest archived version: 31 Aug 2026
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.android.gpstest.osmdroid

Latest APK SHA-256584ad5492d87ed7c672f60ca25b77c74241a940c02ee07b1e6c03add799f9ef1

Signing certificate5D:72:EE:AF:8B:95:F4:45:E1:90:9E:92:CE:DD:39:95:4C:B1:29:F8:D1:D5:2D:C0:6A:1B:44:27:13:0A:4D:DA

MIN ANDROID24TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

03 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

3.10.631 Aug 202624+→

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

Permissions9 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.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS com.android.gpstest.osmdroid.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↗