Is GoL Screensaver safe?

GoL Screensaver generates and updates screensavers for Onyx Boox devices using Conway's Game of Life algorithm. Features: - Auto-updating screensaver based on Conway's Game of Life - Customizable foreground and background colors (chosen specifically for color e-ink) - Pattern picker for common Game of Life starting states. - Optional read-only upcoming-calendar overlay with selectable device cale…

Developer: Harold Martin
Category: Wallpaper
Earliest archived version: 14 Jul 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

14 Jul 2026

1.2

Adds layers, additional Game of Life rules and boundary modes, RLE import, auto-reseeding, full-screen previews, calendar overlays, translations, and improved BOOX settings. Includes UI, performance, and reliability fixes.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDme.haroldmartin.golwallpaper

Latest APK SHA-2563b1930f150452c16de30d95922d0e785dae74568a92c69b71cb52e0b636d4161

Signing certificate94:D2:3C:F0:11:D4:E1:45:31:49:1F:B2:C8:AB:51:A1:62:B1:D0:BB:E1:E2:82:ED:98:61:00:20:45:78:BE:C2

MIN ANDROID29TARGET37ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.214 Jul 202629+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 · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessREAD_CALENDAR

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.READ_CALENDAR android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER android.permission.WAKE_LOCK me.haroldmartin.golwallpaper.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↗