Is RedReader safe?

An unofficial, open-source client for Reddit. Free and open-source Software - no ads/tracking Lightweight and fast Swipe posts left and right to perform customizable actions, such as upvote/downvote, or save/hide Advanced cache management - automatically stores past versions of posts and comments Support for multiple accounts Two-column tablet mode (can be used on your phone, if it’s big enough)…

Developer: quantumbadger
Category: Forum
Earliest archived version: 17 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-or-later (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDorg.quantumbadger.redreader

Latest APK SHA-25694ae92ce67a90aee4fdb05dbe2847f5eae6a312ce5fc4a1f7799e2772b797093

Signing certificate19:9F:DB:F8:30:08:EC:CE:44:ED:FD:EE:F4:E1:A2:DD:1A:EF:D9:CA:0F:5C:39:5A:36:B4:7C:07:22:07:AC:2F

MIN ANDROID21TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.26 (17 Aug 2026), latest 1.27 (08 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.26 and 1.27.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.2708 Oct 202621+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→1.2617 Aug 202621+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceBinary repo · fdroid

Permissions7 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNonFreeNet

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE org.quantumbadger.redreader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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↗