Is LocalSend Kotlin safe?

LocalSend Kotlin is an unofficial, lightweight native Android LocalSend client written in Kotlin. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by the official LocalSend project. It aims to interoperate with the official LocalSend clients and provide secure file transfer on local networks, including older Android devices. Implemented features: - LAN device discovery using LocalSend v2 UDP multi…

Developer: mouse233
Category: Connectivity
Earliest archived version: 09 Sept 2026
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

18 Oct 2026

0.8.0-alpha

Added the LocalSend v2 /info endpoint with the device identity and certificate fingerprint. - Unsupported system languages now fall back to English. - Completed localization of transfer status, notifications, discovery errors, history text, verification accessibility labels, and dialog buttons.…

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09 Sept 2026

0.7.9-alpha

Preserved completed, failed, and cancelled outgoing transfer states when a later transfer finishes.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDio.github.mouse233.localsendkotlin

Latest APK SHA-25696bad81d880c377c4ea46f08359367f1ec0ba45a94280cae2d26b8779b1d6937

Signing certificate2F:09:93:FB:0B:F4:B4:B8:98:64:CB:8E:C0:E0:CC:A4:C6:5F:A6:F6:F0:14:AA:20:D0:0F:91:A9:40:0F:8D:E5

MIN ANDROID21TARGET33ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 0.7.9-alpha (09 Sept 2026), latest 0.8.0-alpha (18 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 0.7.9-alpha and 0.8.0-alpha.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.8.0-alpha18 Oct 202621+→0.7.9-alpha09 Sept 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

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions10 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.WAKE_LOCK android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE io.github.mouse233.localsendkotlin.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↗