F-Droid Nearby

Exchange free software apps locally, device-to-device, even without internet!

Free Your Android · org.fdroid.nearby

Not rated yet 50K+ downloads v0.1 7 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v0.1 (2)
Updated: Feb 21, 2023 (3 years ago)
APK size: 7 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Permissions: 14 (2 sensitive)
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

F-Droid Nearby is an app by Free Your Android in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 14 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read shared storage and modify shared storage.

What's new in v0.1

* Added "Enable Timeout" preference to let it run forever. * Included translations in many languages. * Improved navigation. * Fixed crashes.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “zerokillofficial”.

F-Droid Nearby is a simple app for exchanging free software apps locally, device-to-device, even when internet is not available or too expensive. It is compatible with the built-in Nearby feature of the F-Droid client app. This is an early alpha version! It might work really badly.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “fdroid.org” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified May 4, 2026
Antivirus scan result not available
Signed byCN=FDroid, OU=FDroid, O=fdroid.org, L=ORG, ST=ORG, C=UK
Signing certificate (SHA-1)74:EA:EE:43:AA:61:2C:FF:FE:A0:1A:6A:FD:0B:30:17:BD:66:B3:2A
File MD5907d6eabc331002e6cfc4033acc43bfe
Uploaded by “zerokillofficial” 342 followers · uploading since 2019

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Permissions (14)

F-Droid Nearby requests 14 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Nfc android.permission.NFC
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

F-Droid Nearby APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the F-Droid Nearby APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 907d6eabc331002e6cfc4033acc43bfe.