Briar
CommunicationBriar is an open-source (GPL-3.0-or-later) Android app. The APK we host is 48 MB, it needs Android 5.0 or newer, and it declares 18 permissions.
The file on this page is Briar 1.5.23, 48.33 MB, and it installs on Android 5.0 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time org.briarproject.briar.android entered the site, and published both the file's SHA-256 and the certificate's fingerprint above so you can check the download yourself. That comparison says the file was not repackaged by someone else; it is not a review of what the app does.
The manifest inside the APK declares 18 permissions, including access to the camera. Android asks you to approve those the first time the app needs them.
Its licence is GPL-3.0-or-later. We took this build from F-Droid, and the source for this exact version is linked below.
We do not show a star rating or an install count for this page: we have no measured figure for either, and a number we cannot source is worth less than an empty field.
- Version
- 1.5.23
- Size
- 48.33 MB
- Requires Android
- API 21
- Package
- org.briarproject.briar.android
- Signature checked on
- Oct 31, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: 7c9376f5246e7f68e601966cb53b44b9715db320637e86b22257e269535e0819
Signing certificate (SHA-256): 501ddf14a6ecf904fb20285c56a565cb987a867f91572ee33c2d43771cca4e37
We check that this file carries the same signing certificate as earlier releases of the same package. That shows the APK was not repackaged by someone else — it is not a security review of the app.
Declared permissions
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES
- CAMERA
- INTERNET
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- USE_FINGERPRINT
- VIBRATE
- WAKE_LOCK
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS
- BLUETOOTH
- BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- BLUETOOTH_SCAN
- BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
More about this app
Our sister site 2113 Apps has a hand-written guide to Briar, with a breakdown of what its APK contains. Read about Briar on 2113 Apps
