Name: DNS Resolver
Availability: InStock
Author: M. Farhan Hamim (PSBDx)

01 / Overview

Is DNS Resolver safe?

NetShield is a local DNS resolver, ad/tracker sinkhole, and real-time traffic monitor for Android. Features: Two operation modes: a device-wide local VPN sinkhole, or a local UDP DNS server on 127.0.0.1 for custom apps/routers. DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, and plain UDP upstream resolvers. Custom and built-in blocklists for ad/tracker sinkholing, with pause controls (5/15 minutes) and per-app sp…

Developer: M. Farhan Hamim (PSBDx)
Category: DNS & Hosts
Earliest archived version: 05 Oct 2026
License: GPL-3.0-or-later (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.netshield.dns.psbdx

Latest APK SHA-256d44e15c91cc2bfbb06cd87f90e319a1ad4d8421d778d572df8618c5384d67ba3

Signing certificate21:53:E6:6A:EA:E3:09:50:5C:8A:1C:21:76:66:B2:E4:64:01:28:29:0C:81:FF:E2:A4:0D:FF:75:E4:ED:62:A9

MIN ANDROID24TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

03 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

3.1.105 Oct 202624+→

04 / 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

Permissions9 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessQUERY_ALL_PACKAGESREQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES com.netshield.dns.psbdx.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

05 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗