Is Tella safe?

In challenging environments with limited or no internet connectivity or in the face of repression Tella makes it easier and safer to document events, whether that’s violence, human rights violations, corruption, or electoral fraud. ENCRYPTION: All of the content and data stored in Tella are encrypted. This means that unless the app is unlocked, all the data within Tella will remain inaccessible.…

Developer: hzontal
Category: File Encryption & Vault
Earliest archived version: 28 Aug 2026
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

12 Oct 2026

3.4.0

Improved Verification Mode: • Organized information into 5 categories, each with its own help screen. • Verification information can now be saved as a CSV in Tella and attached to reports and connections. • Faster location, even indoors, and GPS is now requested before recording audio and video…

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28 Aug 2026

3.3.2

Translations are now managed on Weblate, please help localize Tella. • Updated onboarding and advanced settings, including camouflage. • Uwazi: tab counts, swipe between tabs, clearer copy, accessibility tweaks, shared UI, server URL validation, warning when deleting media pending submission…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDorg.hzontal.tellaFOSS

Latest APK SHA-25660a9a6a06ceff8b9ccbb6f51b6598a4f298f14cee441055e748614f677b19c8e

Signing certificate0F:98:D1:62:B4:43:E7:1D:E1:41:A9:3A:EC:27:C6:D5:AC:AA:72:5D:BA:4C:3F:CA:97:45:72:58:C1:93:A7:29

MIN ANDROID21TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · commons-io-2.4.jar · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 3.3.2 (28 Aug 2026), latest 3.4.0 (12 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 3.3.2 and 3.4.0.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

3.4.012 Oct 202621+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, commons-io-2.4.jar, x86, x86_64→3.3.228 Aug 202621+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, commons-io-2.4.jar, x86, x86_64→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexReview the flags below before installing

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions25 declared · 7 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCAMERAGET_ACCOUNTSREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGERECORD_AUDIOWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS android.permission.CAMERA android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES android.permission.NFC android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT android.permission.WAKE_LOCK android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE org.hzontal.tellaFOSS.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗