Is droidVNC-NG safe?

Turn your Android device into a remote-controlled workstation with droidVNC-NG, a powerful, open-source VNC server designed for local networks. This app offers a versatile solution for remote access. 💻 Remote Control & Interaction • Screen Sharing: Share your device's screen over the network, with optional scaling on the server side for better performance. • Remote Control: Use your VNC client t…

Developer: Christian Beier
Category: Connectivity
Earliest archived version: 27 Aug 2026
License: GPL-2.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDnet.christianbeier.droidvnc_ng

Latest APK SHA-25666a1d6cb62af29920d79c1923b93eb43f7d06626cd004dc3d4195470529afa0c

Signing certificateF8:EF:C0:A7:D5:F9:D8:BA:88:ED:F0:82:F2:DC:2C:21:31:B7:54:BA:8F:ED:B4:91:6A:C2:EB:2A:CC:52:19:0D

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

03 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 2.21.0 (27 Aug 2026), latest 2.22.0 (19 Sept 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 2.21.0 and 2.22.0.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2.22.019 Sept 202624+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→2.21.027 Aug 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

Permissions13 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_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.WAKE_LOCK android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE net.christianbeier.droidvnc_ng.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↗