Is SoundPod safe?

SoundPod is a minimalist, open-source music player. Built with Jetpack Compose, it offers a modern interface for streaming media using publicly accessible APIs. Key Features: • Background playback and persistent queue management. • High-quality caching for offline playback. • Comprehensive search for songs, albums, artists, and playlists. • Bookmark your favorite artists and albums for quick acce…

Developer: Arun Nechully
Category: Ambient Sound
Earliest archived version: 27 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

27 Aug 2026

1.3.6

Playback Issue Fixes • Improved offline playback reliability and cache persistence • Added Artist Following section • Added Download option • Added Playback History to Quick Picks • Other minor improvements and bug fixes

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.github.soundpod

Latest APK SHA-256e0cca41432595d3a14618f8df7e7f3a40974889c6cdf0ebe64a1cdd24a1c4884

Signing certificate49:1C:A2:14:62:80:90:9F:3A:2A:89:9D:45:27:0C:A1:5A:96:36:B0:4E:D6:D4:75:EB:51:77:C0:1A:9A:18:3B

MIN ANDROID23TARGET37ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.3.627 Aug 202623+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceBinary repo · fdroid

Permissions11 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNonFreeNet

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEREAD_MEDIA_AUDIO

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS android.permission.WAKE_LOCK com.github.soundpod.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↗