Is MA OpenAssistant safe?

A simple, open-source local AI app Features: - Runs Gemma 4 E2B entirely on device, using about 3.5GB RAM when active - Multiple chats with streaming responses - Multimodal input (photo upload and audio recording) - Markdown formatted text output - Tool calling into other Modern Apps over local IPC - A memory the model manages itself, and an editable system prompt - Can be set as the device's def…

Developer: Vayun Mathur
Category: AI Chat
Earliest archived version: 27 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.vayunmathur.openassistant

Latest APK SHA-256602e07ad858c140c48749e50077b0e6610701ea584e0864c598d7ab9a0bb51a6

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

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest v2.6.8 (27 Aug 2026), latest v2.6.9 (12 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between v2.6.8 and v2.6.9.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

v2.6.912 Oct 202631+arm64-v8a→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↗