Is Hex Launcher safe?

Hex Launcher is a minimalist, performant, private, and open-source home screen replacement. Minimalist : Hex Launcher is optimized to bring the app you want directly to your thumb. Nothing more, nothing less. Performant : Hex Launcher was written from the ground up to be as small and fast as possible. It will not drain your battery, and it will not leave you waiting. Private : Hex Launcher does n…

Developer: Marshall Mann-Wood
Category: Launcher
Earliest archived version: 23 Apr 2023
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

22 Sept 2026

1.4.12

Fixed an issue where the keyboard could hide the search UI

Full notes →

03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.mrmannwood.hexlauncher

Latest APK SHA-256741f8a2e9c7606f320c30b264cfa2d4fa8c9863dba8dcd40c4d265c8519cf282

Signing certificate6F:5E:73:D9:9C:94:50:9D:5C:5A:E7:3B:90:57:34:79:6B:89:84:B3:9C:5E:6A:F9:5F:6D:B6:60:3B:8A:53:C9

MIN ANDROID26TARGET33ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

3 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.4.9 (23 Apr 2023), latest 1.4.12 (22 Sept 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.4.11 and 1.4.12.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

3 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.4.1222 Sept 202626+→1.4.1111 Sept 202626+→1.4.923 Apr 202326+→

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

Permissions4 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessQUERY_ALL_PACKAGES

Declared permissions

android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES com.mrmannwood.hexlauncher.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↗