Is RemotePhone safe?

RemotePhone lets you mirror and control your Android phone from your Linux desktop over WiFi — no USB debugging or ADB required. Features: Native resolution screen mirroring over WiFi Full remote control — tap, swipe, long press, scroll, system keys Audio mirroring with automatic phone speaker muting (Android 10+) Keyboard input — type text directly into phone text fields PIN pad keyboard support…

Developer: dpk404
Category: Connectivity
Earliest archived version: 07 Sept 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

21 Sept 2026

2.0.0

Approve each computer on the phone before it can see or control the screen - Encrypted connection; the screen stream is no longer readable on the network - Settings: ask before connecting, remember computers, allow several at once - Follows the phone into landscape; the desktop window turns with it…

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07 Sept 2026

1.3.0

Type into web pages and any app without switching keyboards (Android 13+), two-way clipboard sync between phone and desktop, smoother trackpad scroll and back gestures, finds the phone even behind a VPN, and a new app icon.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.remotephone

Latest APK SHA-25682615089d6b8517a97ac2237282f1dccc2f248a56b75ff31b27ff95f69a4ed21

Signing certificateDC:75:65:36:18:FA:AD:BD:4A:9B:A9:7E:2B:28:7A:54:FB:54:1A:6F:9F:38:8E:C4:EB:24:E6:AC:FE:EC:0D:CC

MIN ANDROID24TARGET34ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.3.0 (07 Sept 2026), latest 2.0.0 (21 Sept 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.3.0 and 2.0.0.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2.0.021 Sept 202624+→1.3.007 Sept 202624+→

06 / 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

Permissions6 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.WAKE_LOCK com.remotephone.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗