Is Chess safe?

Chess for Android is a free, open-source chess app with no ads—just chess. Play offline, compete online, solve puzzles, study positions, and keep your games organized in one place. PLAY YOUR WAY • Play offline against the built-in chess engine. • Connect to Lichess or FICS for online games. • Create or accept Lichess challenges and continue your ongoing games. • Choose standard chess, Chess960, o…

Developer: Jeroen Carolus
Category: Board Game
First release: 09 Sept 2026
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDjwtc.android.chess

Latest APK SHA-256972daf6b71ea5b8614925b887da177fe6a521cf60c489d0b8c00f5ffce9881e9

Signing certificateE0:C0:CB:DE:EB:E7:4A:7B:B6:5A:40:9C:50:9D:24:8B:87:5B:84:CA:D3:BD:59:C1:DE:BF:01:3F:30:03:7F:BA

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

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

10.5.009 Sept 202624+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

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

Permissions7 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE android.permission.FULLSCREEN android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.VIBRATE android.permission.WAKE_LOCK jwtc.android.chess.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↗