Is Quad9 Connect safe?

Quad9 Connect is an Android and ChromeOS app that sends your DNS queries to Quad9's secure, private, open recursive DNS service . Quad9 Connect adds additional functionality and features compared to using Android's Private DNS feature to utilize encrypted DNS or configured Quad9 in Chrome on ChromeOS. The application creates a split VPN tunnel with Android API "VpnService" to configure an alterna…

Developer: Quad9
Category: Connectivity
First release: 28 Jul 2026
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.quad9.aegis

Latest APK SHA-256f69de8bbb8c1433961b393daca860eda55863cfe9a65f32e8d45ad98344bf4c9

Signing certificate55:78:20:BD:0F:0E:C5:AC:38:7E:A4:DA:0C:9B:72:19:92:CF:29:32:D5:53:93:26:FF:B6:4B:33:47:15:5F:DB

MIN ANDROID23TARGET37ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / History

Project timeline

28 Jul 2026

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.2.428 Jul 202623+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_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONQUERY_ALL_PACKAGES

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED com.quad9.aegis.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↗