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
First release: 09 Sept 2026
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDio.github.mouse233.localsendkotlin

Latest APK SHA-25643de720168e7b5077dba74fd6dfe5f5218014b43dcebee4bea8313dd9f79956a

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

03 / History

Project timeline

09 Sept 2026

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.7.9-alpha09 Sept 202621+→

05 / 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.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗