Is SnapSafe safe?

SnapSafe is a camera app that keeps every pixel—and every byte of data—exactly where it belongs: on YOUR device. Why SnapSafe? We capture photos locally, encrypt everything in private storage, let YOU decide if GPS tags are added, and strip out tell‑tale metadata automatically. Free and Open Source, forever. We NEVER phone home or talk to servers, slurp analytics or usage stats, sprinkle ads or t…

Developer: Wavesonics
Category: Camera
Earliest archived version: 27 May 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

12 Oct 2026

4.2.0

Localization updates - New Dark Rock Studios section on the About screen - Library upgrades

Full notes →

03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.darkrockstudios.app.securecamera

Latest APK SHA-256c908b13326c251e65db835dd9c60dbdeb4311b56e428f4b4611c847968951b99

Signing certificate66:A4:DA:23:C9:00:C2:A5:7C:11:7C:02:60:59:EB:13:52:A0:4E:8A:7D:C0:0B:39:3B:BD:DB:CC:7E:13:83:B6

MIN ANDROID29TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 4.1.3 (27 May 2026), latest 4.2.0 (12 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 4.1.3 and 4.2.0.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

4.2.012 Oct 202629+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→4.1.327 May 202629+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

06 / 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 · 4 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCAMERARECORD_AUDIO

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.CAMERA android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO android.permission.VIBRATE android.permission.WAKE_LOCK com.darkrockstudios.app.securecamera.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↗