Is Launcher314 safe?

I built this launcher for people to be able to easily access settings and customization all from one screen without having to go on a scavenger hunt to change something simple like row count or font size. I built this app to help me move to a more secure OS and thought oh, other people can use this too! All your data is stored locally on the device, no exuberant permissions required such as inter…

Developer: bearinmind
Category: Launcher
Earliest archived version: 28 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.bearinmind.launcher314

Latest APK SHA-256aaacdec566fdc68ab838d13a178f80989ec3d402c7e838cfa04fc0e05f204899

Signing certificate5E:B5:2A:51:3F:6F:48:8C:D8:46:A3:42:06:08:21:85:0E:2B:40:62:64:2C:65:43:71:69:AD:44:02:AA:CA:E9

MIN ANDROID24TARGET35ARCHITECTURE

03 / History

Archive history

4 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 0.0.24-beta_hotfix1 (28 Aug 2026), latest 0.0.27-beta (08 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 0.0.26-beta and 0.0.27-beta.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

4 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.0.27-beta08 Oct 202624+→0.0.26-beta27 Sept 202624+→0.0.25-beta14 Sept 202624+→0.0.24-beta_hotfix128 Aug 202624+→

05 / 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

Permissions11 declared · 3 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessCALL_PHONEQUERY_ALL_PACKAGESREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.CALL_PHONE android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT com.bearinmind.launcher314.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↗