Is UsbGps4Droid safe?

UsbGps4Droid is a USB GPS provider for the Android operating system, providing GPS support for devices running Android 4.0 and above. The application provides location updates to Android which allows devices without an internal GPS to still use applications which require GPS (such as OSMAnd, Google Maps and log tracking software). I use this USB GPS with my Android Tablet Headunit, because the in…

Developer: broeuschmeul
Category: Navigation
First release: 18 Sept 2020
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDorg.broeuschmeul.android.gps.usb.provider

Latest APK SHA-256788c0d70799235c79fe575b766a88c724eb531d68a65c0d1562ee22cff3f6059

Signing certificate02:B9:91:69:1F:57:70:39:49:B2:18:92:A4:4B:C2:47:C9:A6:18:EB:AF:DC:91:88:3D:3A:3A:1C:44:0D:D6:C3

MIN ANDROID14TARGET27ARCHITECTURE

03 / History

Project timeline

18 Sept 2020

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

v2.2.118 Sept 202014+→

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

Permissions6 declared · 3 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

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↗