Is GeoJoystick safe?

GeoJoystick is an open-source Android mock-location joystick for emulator and developer testing. It uses Android's standard mock-location provider flow and provides a small floating overlay for moving a mock location without repeatedly switching back to the main app. It does not try to hide or bypass Android mock-location status. Features include manual coordinate entry, an OpenStreetMap-based pi…

Developer: K2040
Category: Navigation
Earliest archived version: 07 Sept 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

07 Sept 2026

0.1.5

Added 15 additional UI languages, including Arabic RTL, Korean, and Chinese. - Added two-finger pinch-to-zoom in the map picker. - Added optional explicit place/address search with fail-closed error handling. - Improved enlarged-text, narrow-width, and localized layouts.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.k2040.geojoystick

Latest APK SHA-256bdf43cbdde6af2d96dac3c9a68818d79a7090d1f16e8265d83fc2fbcc1f9350b

Signing certificateE0:A8:33:05:0D:7C:8F:CE:7D:DC:E8:5B:2A:86:56:13:04:45:6D:87:B6:7B:D6:BE:15:77:D8:F6:57:E1:67:78

MIN ANDROID27TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.1.507 Sept 202627+→

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

Permissions7 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresTetheredNet

Sensitive accessSYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW com.k2040.geojoystick.permission.INTERNAL_STATE

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↗