Is MA Openassistant safe?

A simple, open-source local AI app. Uses 3.5GB RAM when active. Features: - multiple chats - tool calling (works with several other apps in the Modern Apps ecosystem) - streaming long responses - multimodal input (photo upload & audio recording) - markdown formatted text output

Developer: Vayun Mathur
Category: AI Chat
First release: 27 Aug 2026
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.vayunmathur.openassistant

Latest APK SHA-256e9eb52c7b45ca961eb482e015500486064cec2f94260e40815040e53cdcb037a

Signing certificate17:6F:CB:25:25:57:3E:5B:E8:E1:CB:3A:49:6D:D9:7B:13:7E:81:CA:5B:88:7A:1D:32:CB:89:4B:4E:57:17:B4

MIN ANDROID31TARGET37ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a

03 / History

Project timeline

27 Aug 2026

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

v2.6.827 Aug 202631+arm64-v8a→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexReview the flags below before installing

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions20 declared · 5 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessREAD_CALENDARREAD_CONTACTSRECORD_AUDIOWRITE_CALENDARWRITE_CONTACTS

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.READ_CALENDAR android.permission.READ_CONTACTS android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO android.permission.WAKE_LOCK android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS com.vayunmathur.calendar.permissions.ACCESS_CALENDAR com.vayunmathur.clock.permissions.ACCESS_CLOCK com.vayunmathur.contacts.permissions.ACCESS_CONTACTS com.vayunmathur.email.permissions.ACCESS_EMAIL com.vayunmathur.findfamily.permissions.ACCESS_FAMILY com.vayunmathur.music.permissions.ACCESS_MUSIC com.vayunmathur.notes.permissions.ACCESS_NOTES com.vayunmathur.openassistant.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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↗