Is Readrops safe?

Readrops is a multi-services RSS client for Android. Its name is composed of "Read" and "drops", where drops are articles in an ocean of news. Features : - Local RSS parsing (RSS1, RSS2, ATOM, JSONFeed) - External services: - FreshRSS - Nextcloud News - Fever API - Google Reader API - Multi-account - Feeds and folders management (create, update and delete feeds/folders if supported by the service…

Developer: readrops
Category: Internet
First release: 11 Jul 2025
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.readrops.app

Latest APK SHA-2568572c49aa1a484cd871eec268d4c712ec296a43a2a427a6780f747ef7b935aa6

Signing certificateCD:1C:41:CF:78:0E:7D:37:26:66:FC:73:AC:09:EA:1D:C5:21:47:ED:85:3A:AA:29:38:19:72:8C:BE:9C:49:C7

MIN ANDROID21TARGET35ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / History

Project timeline

11 Jul 2025

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2.1.111 Jul 202521+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

Permissions8 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS android.permission.WAKE_LOCK com.readrops.app.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↗