Is Recents safe?

Recents is a replacement for the default system "recent apps" menu, especially useful if the system utility is unavailable (e.g. after removing the default launcher). It aims to provide all the system features, including launching the last launched app, displaying all apps by last use time and killing selected or all apps. How to use Launch "Recent apps" screen Assign the app to a custom shortcut…

Developer: tymwitko
Category: System
Earliest archived version: 11 Sept 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per IzzyOnDroid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from IzzyOnDroid

11 Sept 2026

1.8.0

added D-pad support for devices with physical keys - made everything just a tiny bit quicker

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.tymwitko.recents

Latest APK SHA-2561fac07689233cad7a2540698f0e6b9c57bf021ce707a45c142f34e710ca24148

Signing certificate46:7D:C8:17:2D:D5:E5:2E:CD:B9:87:40:A8:89:8E:F9:6B:DF:8D:38:4A:58:FE:7D:A5:BF:D9:71:32:EA:3B:B0

MIN ANDROID25TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.8.011 Sept 202625+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceBinary repo · izzyondroid

Permissions8 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessQUERY_ALL_PACKAGES

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_HIDDEN_PROFILES android.permission.DUMP android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES com.tymwitko.recents.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION moe.shizuku.manager.permission.API_V23

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↗