Is geminiAssist safe?

geminiAssist is a simple WebView wrapper for Google Gemini. It blocks all URLs that are not essential for functioning. You can switch on/off blocking by clicking the button at the top right. Swipe up a bit to hide the button. Long press the button to reset the chat. This clears cookies, cache and site data, and signs you out.

Developer: github
Category: AI Chat
Earliest archived version: 12 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

17 Sept 2026

1.3

Fixed voice input not starting the first time the microphone permission is granted. Tapping a link outside the allowlist now opens it in your browser instead of doing nothing. Generated images (blob URLs) can now be downloaded, both via the download button and by long pressing the image. Previously…

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12 Aug 2026

1.2

Tightened the URL allowlist: dropped the blanket google.com entry and the Google Tag Manager tracking domain. Allowlist matching now respects domain boundaries, so lookalike domains no longer pass. Long press the restrict button to reset the chat. This clears cookies, cache and site data, and signs…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDio.github.acidefluorhydrique.geminiassist

Latest APK SHA-256ad28a1bd236f1a5d46eb7439f1da2ba482846a232db53087103d681345d9ad00

Signing certificate52:C6:57:52:11:09:CC:F8:72:79:E4:C1:AA:E4:56:4A:DA:EB:84:D7:E1:70:D6:2B:05:35:9A:AF:79:2C:47:71

MIN ANDROID21TARGET35ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.2 (12 Aug 2026), latest 1.3 (17 Sept 2026).

Permissions changed between 1.2 and 1.3: added android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.317 Sept 202621+→1.212 Aug 202621+→

06 / 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

Permissions5 declared · 3 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNonFreeNet

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGERECORD_AUDIOWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

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↗