Is Slow Mail safe?

Slow Mail is an Android email client for reading and composing emails. As a key privacy feature, it does not store emails or message lists locally. All configurations can be exported to an (optionally encrypted) configuration file. These files can be imported into any Slow Mail client. You can either merge them with your existing settings or apply them as a temporary overlay, making the imported…

Developer: TheRipper
Category: Email
Earliest archived version: 28 May 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.theripper.slowmail

Latest APK SHA-256c5d5d4397461356fa63d865adb08f68d5e822fcbdd790214ebfdd2f1d8cf59fd

Signing certificateCA:F5:AC:43:0E:EE:B7:85:0F:CF:3F:F5:A2:BA:33:98:FA:4C:26:B4:0C:F0:A6:9B:A1:A5:69:B1:55:AE:EB:65

MIN ANDROID24TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86_64

03 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.9.028 May 202624+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64→

04 / 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

Permissions11 declared · 3 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessQUERY_ALL_PACKAGESREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.VIBRATE android.permission.WAKE_LOCK android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE com.theripper.slowmail.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

05 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗