Is ELM327 Emulator safe?

Simulates an ELM327 OBD-II interface over Bluetooth/BLE/network. Useful for development and testing without a real vehicle. Support many protocols CAN, KWP2000, ... any supported by ELM327. Support OBD-II messages. Track what have been sent by the scantool using the log.

Developer: autodiag2
Category: Development
Earliest archived version: 04 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

15 Oct 2026

fix atrv - better handling of missing permission - emulator listen by default on all interfaces (wifi/network, bluetooth SPP, BLE) - complete rewrite of settings screen with androidx.preference - fix bluetooth device name not changing instantly - autostart the sim at app launch - add timestamp…

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04 Aug 2026

make the emulator device ip always the same default 192.168.0.10 (root required) - fix crash when switching theme - add ignition on/off button as some scantool check it - extend compat of app lower with android versions - fix memory leaks in jni

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.github.autodiag2.elm327emu

Latest APK SHA-256c690652d1ff94220f047c8ac25192ddc6ba834da49dd393f08e3104e165d35ee

Signing certificateFB:B9:CD:50:BA:D7:FD:F3:6F:30:98:A1:69:93:15:D3:44:CD:8C:E4:01:D3:73:5D:62:4B:C9:92:0D:1F:6E:05

MIN ANDROID22TARGET35ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 29 (04 Aug 2026), latest 30 (15 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 29 and 30.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

3015 Oct 202622+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→2904 Aug 202622+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

Permissions10 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.BLUETOOTH android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES com.github.autodiag2.elm327emu.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↗