Is Dolphin Emulator safe?

Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows Android gamers to enjoy games for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibility with controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and even more! Dolphin Wiki Compatibility lists Various guides Note that newer versions require an ARM64 or x86 64 device.

Developer: dolphinemu
Category: Emulator
Earliest archived version: 24 Mar 2026
License: GPL-2.0-or-later (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDorg.dolphinemu.dolphinemu

Latest APK SHA-2565279425e01c552ba6cde1adc7f08f1c1f5b8f9271c2418a4ad849ee4106ee719

Signing certificate40:14:F9:16:9E:3F:F0:8C:D8:FD:F8:AC:33:41:9D:46:03:ED:95:58:27:16:49:4A:03:92:85:3C:91:14:88:35

MIN ANDROID21TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · x86_64

03 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2603a24 Mar 202621+arm64-v8a, x86_64→

04 / 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

Permissions9 declared · 3 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGERECORD_AUDIOWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO android.permission.VIBRATE android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA com.android.providers.tv.permission.WRITE_EPG_DATA org.dolphinemu.dolphinemu.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

05 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗