Is Keryx safe?

One reader. Every device. Keryx is a local-first, cross-platform RSS reader. By default, all of your data lives on your device; turn on cloud sync only if you want the same subscriptions, read/starred status, and articles to follow you between your phone and your desktop. FEATURES • Multi-device sync via your own cloud storage (Dropbox or OneDrive) — no account with Keryx itself, ever. (Google Dr…

Developer: shimataro
Category: News
Earliest archived version: 15 Oct 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDworks.merc.keryx

Latest APK SHA-25600735652ef569404c3f70370fb6d4db869722d370f11a2bdec3828951826f519

Signing certificate53:6F:71:55:02:1D:73:41:91:35:CB:67:DD:3C:7C:3E:31:6C:FD:C6:07:73:52:08:DF:D4:5D:97:1E:42:6D:20

MIN ANDROID26TARGET37ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

03 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

0.25.015 Oct 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

04 / 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.INTERNET android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.WAKE_LOCK works.merc.keryx.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↗