DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is an open-source (Apache-2.0) Android app by DuckDuckGo. The APK we host is 131 MB, it needs Android 9 or newer, and it declares 22 permissions.
The file on this page is DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser 5.298.1, 131 MB, and it installs on Android 9 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time com.duckduckgo.mobile.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 22 permissions, including access to precise location, approximate location, the microphone, the camera and phone state. Android asks you to approve those the first time the app needs them.
Its licence is Apache-2.0. We took this build from F-Droid, and the source for this exact version is linked below.
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- Version
- 5.298.1
- Size
- 131 MB
- Requires Android
- API 28
- Package
- com.duckduckgo.mobile.android
- Signature checked on
- Oct 28, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: a7385bba48b339022ec610623d3b4aa2f6051ba6b415659c37636352895cc01d
Signing certificate (SHA-256): f0707d021c0bf3e6f8dcc11ba3f5700425d597dca301a31e210556934ebb1b0a
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
- INTERNET
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- RECORD_AUDIO
- MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- CAMERA
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ORIGIN
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- READ_PHONE_STATE
- USE_BIOMETRIC
- USE_FINGERPRINT
- WAKE_LOCK
- com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
More about this app
Our sister site 2113 Apps has a hand-written guide to DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser, with a breakdown of what its APK contains. Read about DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser on 2113 Apps
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