Is HostLookup safe?

HostLookup is a native Android DNS explorer powered by mhost. Query 25 DNS record types, compare responses from predefined public resolvers, and inspect individual records. Explore WHOIS, network prefixes, autonomous system numbers, and location information for discovered IP addresses, including nameserver and mail-server addresses. The app uses a Material 3 interface with dynamic color on Androi…

Developer: devkamiki
Category: Connectivity
Earliest archived version: 11 Sept 2026
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

11 Sept 2026

0.2.1

Build the Android certificate verifier from source with its upstream licenses. Restrict APKs to supported ARM64 and x86 64 devices. Lock Rust dependency resolution, verify the Gradle download, and add F-Droid listing metadata, privacy disclosures, and real device screenshots.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDde.obsp.hostlookup

Latest APK SHA-2561650163916329cf61bd5350d6bbc20a43935d937c7fde345e997b8a4bee946f8

Signing certificate9E:38:98:A2:AA:74:24:DF:7C:08:93:8F:0A:42:50:E3:B4:07:51:F2:2A:12:DE:CF:DB:39:45:90:B8:FB:CC:56

MIN ANDROID26TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · x86_64

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.2.111 Sept 202626+arm64-v8a, 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 · fdroid

Permissions2 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNonFreeNetTetheredNet

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.INTERNET de.obsp.hostlookup.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↗