Is Quick Ball safe?

A floating ball that provides quick access to system functions like volume, brightness, and screen lock. The ball stays visible over all apps and automatically hides on the lock screen. Features: - Quick Actions: Access volume, brightness, and lock screen controls instantly - Always Visible: Floating ball appears over all apps when unlocked - Smart Positioning: Remembers last position after scree…

Developer: Chayan Mistry
Category: System
Earliest archived version: 05 Sept 2026
License: GPL-3.0-or-later (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

18 Oct 2026

6.1.0

Added themes - New connector styles - Border on/off switch - Live preview in settings

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16 Oct 2026

6.0.0

Choose 3 to 9 shortcuts in the floating menu - New menu layout that adapts to the number of shortcuts - Connector styles: none, line, dotted or arc, with custom color and width - Border color and width for the floating ball and menu buttons - Redesigned shortcuts screen: add, remove and reorder

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05 Sept 2026

5.2.0

Lock Ball Position - Floating Ball Gesture - Sync Flashlight State & Brightness with System - Add Dynamic Toast Icons for Brightness and Sound

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDio.github.chayanforyou.quickball

Latest APK SHA-2568a3eded8a28cc1ecc357f2f75514c6cd73a5e43e25dd8cf0fe1e728de74c507a

Signing certificate1A:7B:20:6D:F2:CC:B1:87:37:46:B1:0C:2D:20:88:F1:5B:7E:33:0C:6F:49:9B:17:4C:CC:44:39:36:9E:81:E3

MIN ANDROID21TARGET37ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

3 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 5.2.0 (05 Sept 2026), latest 6.1.0 (18 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 6.0.0 and 6.1.0.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

3 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

6.1.018 Oct 202621+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→6.0.016 Oct 202621+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→5.2.005 Sept 202621+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

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 · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessQUERY_ALL_PACKAGESSYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE android.permission.BLUETOOTH android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW android.permission.VIBRATE android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS io.github.chayanforyou.quickball.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↗