Is LocalTube safe?

LocalTube is an enhanced, self-hosted streaming server solution built on top of a specialized fork of NewPipe Extractor. By bundling a lightweight and concurrent Java HTTP server inside an Android application, LocalTube enables you to browse, search, and stream content from major streaming platforms directly from any device in your local network using a standard web browser. Key Features: - Decen…

Developer: diekaiju
Category: Online Media Player
Earliest archived version: 23 Aug 2026
License: GPL-3.0-only (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

23 Aug 2026

3.9

1: High-speed parallel video and audio stream downloading with 64KB I/O buffering 2: Quiet background media service notifications (removed noisy alerts and popups) 3: Subscription import pipeline refactored to use standard subscription workflow 4: Automatic channel avatar database updates when…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDorg.schabi.newpipe.localserver

Latest APK SHA-25685334803445d25acbda4bfa43abb503b717806d1cac1ab69c89d899e639109f5

Signing certificate5E:F6:9B:D6:56:D4:1B:55:A7:58:25:41:B7:E7:9C:51:17:E6:EE:6B:E0:CF:07:6A:A5:82:E4:28:C2:3E:5C:54

MIN ANDROID28TARGET34ARCHITECTURE

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

3.923 Aug 202628+→

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 · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNonFreeNet

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.WAKE_LOCK org.schabi.newpipe.localserver.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↗