Is kiFOSSk safe?

kiFOSSk is a lightweight, open-source kiosk browser designed to turn your Android device into a dedicated display for remote dashboards. Whether you're monitoring ADS-B flights, viewing Home Assistant dashboards, or running digital signage, kiFOSSk provides a reliable, privacy-first solution. Key Features: • Home Launcher Mode: Automatically starts on boot without complex Device Owner setup. • Re…

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

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

14 Oct 2026

1.1.3

Fix: dashboards not rendering on legacy WebView engines (Android 7-8) - v1.1.x regression restored; pages that can't render trip a circuit breaker into a stable loading page, ending the white-screen/reload cycle Fix: retry counter stalling at the second attempt - backoff now advances properly Also…

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03 Oct 2026

1.1.2

Fix: waiting screen not appearing when URL unreachable on older WebView versions (API 24-26), leaving a blank screen - waiting page now loads from bundled asset with 20s watchdog + blank-detect backup Fix: screen stayed awake even with "Prevent screen timeout" disabled - setting now respected…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.shinydiscoballsdev.kifossk

Latest APK SHA-256fa03c21450a3c80dbfc9477bf0e9b4afc773ab407de16ff3ac43c76ed4419763

Signing certificate54:9B:63:B4:D3:1C:EE:77:B8:FD:27:DE:28:B0:60:F9:EA:CC:72:1D:D5:ED:32:2E:F8:34:6E:39:56:E1:51:67

MIN ANDROID24TARGET35ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

3 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.1.1 (07 Sept 2026), latest 1.1.3 (14 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.1.2 and 1.1.3.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

3 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.1.314 Oct 202624+→1.1.203 Oct 202624+→1.1.107 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

Permissions4 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS com.shinydiscoballsdev.kifossk.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↗