Is Little File Explorer safe?

A small, simple file explorer, designed with compatibility in mind. Open-sourced and publicly-viewable code for anyone worrying about being locked in or privacy invasion. It provides multiple functions, including copy and pasting files, multi-file share, etc. More information available in Features section below. Supports Android 1.0+ Currently under 40 KB. Previous known as Simple File Explorer (…

Developer: MGGames
Category: File Manager
First release: 22 Apr 2025
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.martinmimigames.simplefileexplorer

Latest APK SHA-256fc6c9134fd714ef059305eef43ca093880bf0937eb8f3ed750c06899a7162fe0

Signing certificateF8:B1:87:62:BB:8F:E3:9A:3E:5A:CB:F2:C3:C7:49:E5:78:4E:D4:D7:38:1C:95:00:36:52:67:ED:FA:C3:F5:7E

MIN ANDROID1TARGET29ARCHITECTURE

03 / History

Project timeline

22 Apr 2025

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

4.1822 Apr 20251+→

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

Permissions4 declared · 4 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessMANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEREQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGESWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

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↗