monocles chat

Arne-Brün Vogelsang

monocles chat is an open-source (GPL-3.0-only) Android app by Arne-Brün Vogelsang. The APK we host is 36 MB, it needs Android 6.0 or newer, and it declares 54 permissions.

The file on this page is monocles chat 2.2.2, 36.45 MB, and it installs on Android 6.0 and newer.

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The manifest inside the APK declares 54 permissions, including access to your contacts, approximate location, precise location, location in the background, the camera and the microphone. Android asks you to approve those the first time the app needs them.

Its licence is GPL-3.0-only. We took this build from F-Droid, and the source for this exact version is linked below.

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Download APK · 36.45 MB

Version: 2.2.2
Size: 36.45 MB
Requires Android: API 23
Package: de.monocles.chat
Signature checked on: Sep 21, 2026
Where this file came from: F-Droid
Licence: GPL-3.0-only
Source code: Source for this version

File SHA-256: c52018dd19060838f169e60b393495e45f935d821e1d920e463c18b61cbf8d40

Signing certificate (SHA-256): 16bdc1612b0bc6873f759308b7b6ea1eedc17d3302592a192ceecac0ead923c2

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.