Is EinkBro safe?

EinkBro is a lightweight, fast browser designed for E-Ink devices such as e-readers and e-note tablets. E-Ink optimized reading Tap screen edges or use physical volume keys to turn pages Reader mode with clean typography Vertical reading mode for CJK text Custom fonts, font size button, and bold toggle High-contrast icons and no animations AI integration Chat with the current page, summarize it,…

Developer: Daniel Kao
Category: Browser
Earliest archived version: 03 Sept 2026
License: GPL-3.0-or-later (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

14 Oct 2026

16.7.1

Optional Jev smart reader extraction with a TypeSafe API key • Keep original pages accessible after opening popups • Avoid stale WebViews after removing tabs • Restore dictionary translation • Handle missing custom font documents without crashing

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17 Sept 2026

16.7.0

Per-site WebView dark-mode and page-height overrides • AI answers render rich Markdown, including images and Mermaid diagrams • WebView tabs recover automatically if the renderer dies • Faster, smaller ad blocker with stronger protection against malformed filter data • Fixes for closed-tab focus…

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03 Sept 2026

16.6.0

Site settings: per-site Images switch and on/off switches for custom CSS and post-load JS • Theming: toolbar edge border, load-progress line, and dialog dividers follow the theme • Security fix: untrusted pages can no longer use the translation bridge to spend your AI API key • Favicons are stored…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDinfo.plateaukao.einkbro

Latest APK SHA-256a4ca2948714fe2ea641aa33d258bdaf02d873840a30e20faa54dc9be2e6cac57

Signing certificate5E:D1:90:57:85:AE:F4:E0:2B:CA:A9:9F:26:C7:6E:8F:6A:78:04:4A:03:3E:FC:30:03:54:9E:74:7B:68:79:C1

MIN ANDROID24TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

3 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 16.6.0 (03 Sept 2026), latest 16.7.1 (14 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 16.7.0 and 16.7.1.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

3 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

16.7.114 Oct 202624+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→16.7.017 Sept 202624+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→16.6.003 Sept 202624+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexReview the flags below before installing

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions13 declared · 6 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGERECORD_AUDIOREQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGESWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.AUDIO_CAPTURE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT info.plateaukao.einkbro.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↗