Is AirheadWaves safe?

AirheadWaves is a versatile Android application for real-time audio streaming from your device to a server on your local network. It captures internal audio playback, encodes it, and transmits it over TCP, making it perfect for creating a whole-house audio system or streaming to a Raspberry Pi. Features: • Real-time audio streaming with low latency • Advanced audio controls: volume, bass, and tre…

Developer: Stephen Brady
Category: Connectivity
First release: 12 Nov 2025
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDspace.ring0.airheadwaves

Latest APK SHA-256d2a5e7b5e5bc187621506521345079bc09266fbf06ece839c9816b633c8234aa

Signing certificateDE:01:8A:89:46:87:CC:C2:6A:7E:78:3E:40:A4:A4:1D:08:74:BF:22:AB:44:C2:BA:35:B8:9B:49:B4:2D:6E:CB

MIN ANDROID29TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / History

Project timeline

12 Nov 2025

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2.012 Nov 202529+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

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions7 declared · 1 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessRECORD_AUDIO

Declared permissions

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO space.ring0.airheadwaves.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↗