Is Hermes Mobile safe?

A native Android companion app for Hermes Agent — the open-source, multi-platform AI assistant by Nous Research. Manage your Hermes agent directly from your phone over your trusted LAN, without needing to pull out a laptop or switch to another messaging platform. Features: • Real-time chat via WebSocket with markdown rendering • Switch between AI models and providers on the fly • Monitor system l…

Developer: m57
Category: AI Chat
Earliest archived version: 09 Sept 2026
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.m57.hermescontrol

Latest APK SHA-256fcd20997904181917e209a819738583d50a14740132aee1accd35e5abc66d2d3

Signing certificateB5:12:25:8D:20:FD:4E:65:A1:EA:4F:62:62:3B:D4:F1:87:00:C1:CE:48:C3:02:AE:0F:BB:5E:31:73:6D:19:2F

MIN ANDROID26TARGET37ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / History

Archive history

5 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.26.4 (09 Sept 2026), latest 2.6.0 (16 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 2.5.0 and 2.6.0.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

5 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2.6.016 Oct 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→2.5.015 Oct 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→2.0.002 Oct 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→1.29.425 Sept 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→1.26.409 Sept 202626+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

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions10 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessRECORD_AUDIOREQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_REMOTE_MESSAGING android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES android.permission.WAKE_LOCK com.m57.hermescontrol.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↗