Is WakeUpScreen safe?

WakeUpScreen is an open-source Android app that gently wakes your display the moment a notification arrives. No cloud, no clutter, no compromise. Features: • Instant Wake — Your screen lights up the moment a notification arrives. Never miss what matters while your phone sits on the desk. • Pocket Mode — Intelligently detects when your phone is in a pocket or bag, and stays off. Saves battery wher…

Developer: riko
Category: Notification
Earliest archived version: 31 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

03 Oct 2026

4.3.1

Restored the original pocket detection to fix notification wakes failing on some devices Added optional new pocket detection, off by default; missing or invalid sensor readings allow the screen to wake

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31 Aug 2026

4.1.1

Opening the whitelist or blacklist no longer crashes on older Android and some OEM skins

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.symeonchen.wakeupscreen

Latest APK SHA-256b0ac2d94c1860afa1c88c0e4930ab96cf4e2dabb30a21d9eacf30e5da940bbf8

Signing certificate63:8B:F4:24:50:47:7C:1A:DB:D3:FB:C4:B0:24:B7:7E:A5:2A:75:94:BC:09:53:BB:C4:4D:8F:EC:80:21:BC:BC

MIN ANDROID23TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a

04 / History

Archive history

4 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 4.1.1 (31 Aug 2026), latest 4.3.1 (03 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 4.3.0 and 4.3.1.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

4 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

4.3.103 Oct 202623+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a→4.3.017 Sept 202623+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a→4.2.011 Sept 202623+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a→4.1.131 Aug 202623+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a→

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

Permissions7 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.BLUETOOTH android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS android.permission.VIBRATE android.permission.WAKE_LOCK com.symeonchen.wakeupscreen.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↗