Is SambaLite safe?

SambaLite is a lightweight, modern, and open-source Android client for SMB/CIFS shares (Samba). It is designed as a minimalist, reliable, and secure tool for accessing SMB shares on your local network – without ads, tracking, or unnecessary features. SambaLite is a file client, not a system-level filesystem. It focuses on accessing and transferring files, not on providing a mounted network drive.…

Developer: egdels
Category: Cloud Storage & File Sync
Earliest archived version: 13 Jul 2026
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

28 Sept 2026

2.5.5

Fixed: Folder sync no longer skips local files that were replaced with different content of the same size (issue 39). Sync state now tracks both sides; older local files never overwrite newer remote files. - Fixed: Queued uploads no longer fail with "Permission Denial" when the app is restarted…

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13 Jul 2026

2.5.4

Fixed: Guest login (issue 32) — connections without credentials now use true anonymous login instead of "Guest", so Samba servers without "map to guest = Bad User" no longer reject them. - Fixed: Anonymous sessions are restricted to SMB2 dialects to avoid a crash in the SMB library (smbj 792).

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDde.schliweb.sambalite

Latest APK SHA-256d5931ae8a5bbf851e706f7e1d009e1bb8805b236072b3c294c0409b1f61dc75b

Signing certificateAE:32:2D:3F:B7:1A:FE:21:DF:47:27:E3:7A:5C:68:03:51:1D:5A:2F:E1:FC:31:35:43:0C:EE:06:99:FA:1B:34

MIN ANDROID28TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 2.5.4 (13 Jul 2026), latest 2.5.5 (28 Sept 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 2.5.4 and 2.5.5.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2.5.528 Sept 202628+→2.5.413 Jul 202628+→

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

Permissions12 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT android.permission.WAKE_LOCK de.schliweb.sambalite.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↗