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Metrodroid

Metrodroid reads information from some NFC smartcards for public transport.

micolous · au.id.micolous.farebot

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v3.1.0 8.3 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version
v3.1.0 (4842)
Updated
Feb 27, 2026 (7 months ago)
APK size
8.3 MB
Requires
Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Graphics
OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category
Maps & Navigation (app)
Listed since
Mar 6, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
3
Website
micolous.github.io/metrodroid
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Metrodroid is an app by micolous in the Maps & Navigation category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 3 permissions, none of them sensitive.

What's new in v3.1.0

Fixes bugs, adds new features and data. More details and known issues (in English): https://www.metrodroid.org/changelog

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Metrodroid reads some NFC smartcards for public transport. Supported cards: • Amiibo 🆕 • AT HOP - Auckland, New Zealand 🆕🆔 • Beijing Municipal Card, Shenzhen Tong, T-Union, Wuhan Tong - China 🆕 • Bilhete Único - São Paulo, Brazil 📜🗝 • bip! - Santiago, Chile 🆕📜🗝 • BUS-IT - Greater Hamilton (Waikato), New Zealand 🆕📜🗝 • Carta Mobile - Pisa, Italy 🆕 • CEPAS (EZ-Link, NETS Flashpay) - Singapore 🇸🇬 • CharlieCard - Boston, MA, USA 🆕📜🗝 • City Union, T-Union - Mainland China 🆕 • Clipper - San Francisco, CA, USA • Compass (single-use tickets) - Vancouver, BC, Canada 🆕 • Crimea Trolleybus 🆕📜🗝 • EasyCard - Taipei, Taiwan 📜🗝 • EMV bank cards 🆕 • Go card - Brisbane, QLD, Australia 🆕📜🗝 • GoCard - Otago (Dunedin and Queenstown), New Zealand 🆕📜 • Go-to Card - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, USA 🆕📜🗝 • Hafilat - Abu Dhabi, UAE 🆕 • Hop Fastpass - Portland, OR, USA 🆕🆔 • HSL, Matkakortti - Finland • IC (Suica, ICOCA, PASMO), Edy - Japan • Intercode (Envibus, Navigo, OùRA, TaM, TransGironde) - France • IstanbulKart - Turkey 🆕🆔 • Kartu Multi Trip - Jakarta, Indonesia • Kiev Metro - Ukraine 🆕📜🗝 • KomuterLink - Malaysia 🆕📜🗝 • Leap - Ireland 🆕🇮🇪 • Lisboa Viva - Lisbon, Portugal 🆕 • Manly Fast Ferry - Sydney, NSW, Australia 🆕📜🗝 • metroCARD - Adelaide, Australia 🆕 • Metrocard (1st-gen) - Christchurch, New Zealand 🆕📜🗝 • Metromoney - Tbilisi, Georgia 🆕📜🗝 • Mobib - Brussels, Belgium 🆕 • Myki - Melbourne, VIC, Australia 🆕🆔 • MyWay - Canberra, ACT, Australia 🆕📜🗝 • Nol - Dubai, UAE 🆕🆔 • Octopus - Hong Kong 🆕 • Opal - Sydney, NSW, Australia 🆕 • Opus - Québec, Canada 🆕 • ORCA - Seattle, WA, USA • OV-chipkaart - Netherlands 📜🗝 • Oyster (1st-gen) - London, UK 🆕📜🗝 • Podorozhnik - Saint Petersburg, Russia 🆕📜🗝 • Rav-Kav - Israel 🆕 • Rejsekort - Denmark 🆕📜🗝 • RicaricaMi - Milan, Italy 🆕 • Selecta - France 🆕 • SLAccess - Stockholm, Sweden 🆕📜🗝 • Smartride - Rotorua, New Zealand 🆕📜 • SmartRider - Perth, WA, Australia 🆕📜🗝 • Snapper (plus) - Wellington, New Zealand 🆕 • Strelka - Moscow, Russia 🆕📜🆔 • SunCard - Orlando, FL, USA 🆕📜🗝🆔 • Tartu Bus - Estonia 🆕📜🆔 • T-Money - South Korea 🆕 • Touch ’n Go - Malaysia 🆕📜🗝 • Transit Access Pass - Los Angeles, CA, USA 🆕📜🗝 • Troika - Moscow, Russia 🆕📜🗝 • Umarsh (Electronic Barnaul, Kirov, Ekaterinburg Ekarta, Izhevsk Strizh, Nizhniy Novgorod Siticard, Penza, Yoshkar-Ola) - Russia 🆕📜🗝 • Ventra (single-use tickets) - Chicago, IL, USA 🆕 • Warszawska Karta Miejska - Warsaw, Poland 🆕📜🗝🆔 • Zolotaya Korona (Krasnodar, Orenburg, Samara, Yaroslavl) - Russia 🆕📜🗝 🆕 New in Metrodroid. 📜 MIFARE Classic: not compatible with all devices - you need a device NXP NFC chipset to read this. 🗝 Encryption keys are required to read this card. 🇸🇬 CEPAS not compatible with all devices (ISO 14443-B). 🆔 Only the card number can be read. 🇮🇪 Encryption keys are downloaded from the operator. You require a NFC-compatible device to read cards. Some agencies have encrypted cards. You need to acquire encryption keys to read them, which are generally unique to each card. Sorry, I can’t help you with this. Metrodroid and its authors are not affiliated with and public transit agency. Other agencies’ cards using Cubic Nextfare or ERG on MIFARE Classic may also work. For more details about permissions required, please see the privacy policy. This is a fork of Eric Butler’s Farebot, with support for additional cards and bug fixes. This software is licensed under the GNU GPLv3+, source code is available at https://github.com/micolous/metrodroid/

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Feb 27, 2026.
  • Certificate issued to “farebot-release-key” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Feb 27, 2026
  • Validated against Google Play Feb 27, 2026
  • Signed byCN=farebot-release-key
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)F8:83:86:5A:FC:2F:BA:D9:C1:FE:37:CD:AF:89:C7:A9:80:A3:3D:85
  • File MD505eccb3a892d70cffbf84b344ac04c1d
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (3)

Metrodroid requests 3 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Metrodroid APK: questions and answers

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

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Metrodroid APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 05eccb3a892d70cffbf84b344ac04c1d.

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