StudFinder - Stud Finder for Android
org.bitanon.studfinderFind wall studs with your Android's built-in magnetometer. Free, no ads.
Latest documented release2.0.225 Sept 2026 · 2.5 MB→01 / Overview
Is StudFinder - Stud Finder for Android safe?
StudFinder uses your Android phone's built-in magnetometer (compass sensor) to detect metal screws and nails inside wall studs. No paid subscription, no ads, no tracking — just a tool that works. How it works: Your phone's magnetometer measures the local magnetic field. Wood studs are held in place by metal fasteners (screws or nails) that disrupt the field. StudFinder reads that disruption and s…
- Developer
- toadlyBroodle
- Category
- System
- Earliest archived version
- 19 Jul 2026
- License
- Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)
02 / Release notes
Release notes from F-Droid
Store listing screenshots of the main screen, calibration, stud detection, and instructions. No changes to detection.
Full notes →Build hygiene: strips the Android Gradle Plugin's "Dependency metadata" signing block from release APKs so F-Droid's reproducible-build check passes. No user-facing or behavioral changes from v2.0.
Full notes →03 / Package identity
Technical fingerprint
org.bitanon.studfinder02184e2cc8a96ead1f2a0084c04cc7d4ef766e29770b48297aa6771f7164e11bE0:4D:38:54:FC:12:45:E2:7B:82:6F:EA:A3:02:98:BD:A8:9A:4C:05:28:A2:A0:B7:DD:BC:23:AD:60:A7:2F:D404 / History
Archive history
2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 2.0.1 (19 Jul 2026), latest 2.0.2 (25 Sept 2026).
No change in android.permission.* between 2.0.1 and 2.0.2.
05 / Version archive
Documented releases
2 TOTAL06 / Safety & access
Safety verdict
Declared permissions
Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.
07 / Sources
Evidence ledger
Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.