Is FOSS Browser safe?

"FOSS Browser" is a fully free (as in freedom) open source Android browser: privacy-friendly with a modern user interface. - Your privacy - your data. Project Homepage with further info: https://codeberg.org/Gaukler Faun/FOSS Browser ------------------------------------------------- UI/Handling ------------------------------------------------- FOSS Browser uses the latest Material You design libr…

Developer: Gaukler Faun
Category: Browser
Earliest archived version: 24 Jun 2026
License: GPL-3.0-or-later (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

15 Sept 2026

v 24 Clara Gertrud Wichmann Clara Gertrud Wichmann, also known by the name Clara Meijer-Wichmann, (August 17, 1885 in Hamburg – February 15, 1922 in The Hague) was a German lawyer, journalist, pacifist, and representative of anarcho-syndicalism. - fix: Show on Start - Opened Tabs 1293 - new: mind…

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24 Jun 2026

v 23 Harriet Tubman Harriet "Moses" Tubman (1822 – 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. - fix: Unable to access full tab list 1282 - fix: Hide URL-Bar/Status Bar when Scrolling 1278 - fix: auto hide/show control bar when scrolled up/down 1283 - fix: Highlight entire URL 1269…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDde.baumann.browser

Latest APK SHA-2563cb274f869f777c8b420fd55a822eca72e11e22906161b07accd19b5c8be7b36

Signing certificate35:A7:97:63:36:36:20:2B:99:8A:08:5A:21:BF:27:2A:B0:A4:4F:A7:AB:7F:BB:30:AB:80:09:61:A6:B6:59:E7

MIN ANDROID26TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 23 (24 Jun 2026), latest 24 (15 Sept 2026).

Permissions changed between 23 and 24: removed android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, android.permission.RECORD_VIDEO, android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2415 Sept 202629+→2324 Jun 202626+→

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

Permissions8 declared · 4 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCAMERARECORD_AUDIO

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.CAMERA android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO de.baumann.browser.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↗