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
First release: 23 Apr 2023
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.mrmannwood.hexlauncher

Latest APK SHA-256ce4d0aa700fbef6b64a1b85e142a7056c671495747cacd2d75330497614e1d3d

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

03 / History

Project timeline

23 Apr 2023

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.4.1111 Sept 202626+→1.4.923 Apr 202326+→

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 · 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.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗