Is AltLocationServices safe?

This app connects to the BeaconDB public domain wireless geolocation database to provide network based location services. Unlike standard GPS, this works underground and inside buildings. Unlike Google's location services, neither this app nor BeaconDB will sell your location data. If you are using this app, please install NeoStumbler to contribute to the BeaconDB dataset so you can get a more ac…

Developer: Vayun Mathur
Category: Navigation
First release: 09 Apr 2025
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.opengps.altlocationservices

Latest APK SHA-2568cca2b6c6f5599a2da24609a59b85dd332936f37f489536f9bdee74ea4ed599d

Signing certificate17:6F:CB:25:25:57:3E:5B:E8:E1:CB:3A:49:6D:D9:7B:13:7E:81:CA:5B:88:7A:1D:32:CB:89:4B:4E:57:17:B4

MIN ANDROID33TARGET35ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / History

Project timeline

09 Apr 2025

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.109 Apr 202533+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

Permissions12 declared · 3 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresTetheredNet

Sensitive accessACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATIONACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED com.opengps.altlocationservices.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↗