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Alpha GPS

com.saschl.cameragps

Transmit your phone's location to Sony cameras over Bluetooth for geotagging

Latest documented releasev1.7.016 Oct 2026 · 19.7 MB→
⬇ Download APKv1.7.0 · 19.7 MBPublisher site ↗

01 / Overview

Is Alpha GPS safe?

Alpha GPS geotags your photos by transmitting your phone's GPS location to Sony Alpha cameras over Bluetooth LE — a lightweight alternative to the official apps. It also offers a Bluetooth remote shutter. Features Continuous location transmission to the camera while shooting, including automatic time synchronization Automatic reconnection when the camera is turned on, even with the app in the bac…

Developer
Saschl
Category
Connectivity
Earliest archived version
16 Oct 2026
License
GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

v1.7.0

What's new: - Wi-Fi remote control, live view, and file transfer for Sony cameras with Wi-Fi support

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.saschl.cameragps
Latest APK SHA-256eadafb9b3a311a717545c40440d822e94dbb3c84fbf560bcbbb713c7b3132b56
Signing certificate61:C2:3D:3B:F0:C4:EA:0C:CF:5C:26:8C:2E:FE:F2:1E:9B:A4:3D:89:1D:9E:F0:D6:4F:CF:85:68:E2:39:4E:25
MIN ANDROID26TARGET37ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL
VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture
v1.7.026+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexReview the flags below before installing
IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source
SourceOpen-source · fdroid
Permissions24 declared · 5 sensitive
Signaturepresent
Anti-featuresNo known anti-features
Sensitive accessACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATIONACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORKandroid.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.BLUETOOTHandroid.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMINandroid.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECTandroid.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.INTERNETandroid.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICESandroid.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONSandroid.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETEDandroid.permission.REQUEST_COMPANION_START_FOREGROUND_SERVICES_FROM_BACKGROUNDandroid.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONSandroid.permission.REQUEST_OBSERVE_COMPANION_DEVICE_PRESENCEandroid.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEcom.saschl.cameragps.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↗