Is LegacyPhotoFrame safe?

LegacyPhotoFrame is a free, open-source photo frame app built for legacy devices. It is designed to run on bare-minimum systems that cannot support other functionality. DISCLAIMER: This app is written by hand, by humans. All code and documentation written for this project was done by hand, not by LLMs. Please consult the README in our source code for more information. Features: - Lightweight, And…

Developer: Sam Kovnar
Category: Gallery
Earliest archived version: 10 Aug 2026
License: AGPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

11 Sept 2026

1.3.1

Features - Fixed setting header colors to be a bit more vibrant - Changed (i) icon style - Date in image popup is now a bit more legible Bugfixes - Did some rearchitecturing of the spaghetti code in the "utilities" folder

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10 Aug 2026

1.3.0

Features - Added button to display UI to show a popup with info about the photo. - Added zero-vibe-coding disclaimer to README and full description. - Added F-Droid badge to README. - Improved settings menu styling. Bugfixes - Suppressed deprecation warnings around required legacy-device code.…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.srkovnar.legacyphotoframe

Latest APK SHA-256cb8b86c19ba6f8048c06145369b1f72c9de9c6e7bd612861e05deb4fbda74555

Signing certificateAC:E3:BB:E1:0E:DA:2B:71:D9:00:66:7B:D9:CD:47:D8:54:98:FC:5B:3D:98:77:8A:F5:55:CC:4D:F3:A7:12:7F

MIN ANDROID19TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.3.0 (10 Aug 2026), latest 1.3.1 (11 Sept 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.3.0 and 1.3.1.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.3.111 Sept 202619+→1.3.010 Aug 202619+→

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

Permissions10 declared · 4 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEREAD_MEDIA_IMAGESREAD_MEDIA_VIDEOSYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW

Declared permissions

android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT android.permission.WAKE_LOCK com.srkovnar.legacyphotoframe.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↗