Is NXT Remote Control safe?

Lets you control Lego Mindstorms NXT robots from an Android phone via Bluetooth. Protocol is documented on Lego website. The official MINDdroid app is also free software.

Developer: jfedor
Category: Remote Controller
Earliest archived version: 01 Jun 2025
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDorg.jfedor.nxtremotecontrol

Latest APK SHA-2564262a9fb77542504aa65f779a64d065fba2c9f116316b96d5ed33d42f864cc32

Signing certificateDF:A9:46:B5:BA:F0:4C:0F:B7:93:42:E7:7E:E4:DA:1B:11:19:6A:2F:A8:57:09:D0:05:28:DC:BE:72:5B:14:50

MIN ANDROID21TARGET36ARCHITECTURE

03 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.801 Jun 202521+→

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

Permissions7 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.BLUETOOTH android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN android.permission.WAKE_LOCK org.jfedor.nxtremotecontrol.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↗