Is Camera Silencer safe?

Camera Silencer monitors Android camera availability and temporarily reduces audio output only while another app is using a camera. It is designed for devices and camera apps where public Android audio APIs can suppress or reduce shutter sounds without root access. Features: - No camera permission - No internet permission - No accessibility service - Optional minimal Usage Access, only to confirm…

Developer: Serika
Category: System
Earliest archived version: 30 Jun 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

15 Oct 2026

0.1.4

Preserve silent/vibrate mode and ring volume when enabling or disabling camera silencing. Add Japanese and Korean translations and per-app language settings on Android 13 and later. A separate diagnostic app is available on GitHub Releases for compatibility reports. Silencing may still fail on some…

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30 Jun 2026

0.1.3

Avoid interrupting media playback during screen wake and face unlock. Use optional Usage Access to limit silencing to foreground camera apps. Keep fallback camera detection available when Usage Access is off. Document Picture-in-Picture and background playback limitations.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDdev.serika.camerasilencer

Latest APK SHA-256b3f10402aa07384aaad7d612fc0c1bc0cecd7d8e1ec20691a2f472c9b9cc9042

Signing certificateE7:08:59:7E:98:78:4A:3C:4F:4C:34:61:A4:49:93:CE:34:C7:F6:33:BF:51:ED:67:37:CC:7E:3F:F4:43:E4:A0

MIN ANDROID26TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 0.1.3 (30 Jun 2026), latest 0.1.4 (15 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 0.1.3 and 0.1.4.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.1.415 Oct 202626+→0.1.330 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

Permissions6 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED

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↗