Is NCarousel safe?

NCarousel downloads images from a folder on your Nextcloud server (via WebDAV) and sets them as your Android wallpaper. Features: - Connect to your own Nextcloud instance - Pick a remote folder (e.g. Photos) - Manual "next wallpaper" action (and Quick Settings tile, if enabled) - Automatic wallpaper rotation with a minimum interval of 1 minute (WorkManager one-shot chaining) - Optional on-device…

Developer: Nemeyes
Category: Wallpaper
First release: 10 Aug 2026
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDdev.nemeyes.ncarousel

Latest APK SHA-2560c0f6a2588c5c3bcece75016cd3cdcd9c133cefd43a5cf597445d557127892f5

Signing certificateB1:5E:EB:D7:93:77:7D:54:44:4C:7F:F6:2B:79:ED:0A:EA:B4:6E:82:0F:CF:FE:A8:54:80:60:A8:77:4C:87:20

MIN ANDROID26TARGET35ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / History

Project timeline

10 Aug 2026

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.2.5410 Aug 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, 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

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions9 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER android.permission.WAKE_LOCK dev.nemeyes.ncarousel.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↗