Rethink: DNS + Firewall + VPN is an open-source (Apache-2.0) Android app by The RethinkDNS Authors. The APK we host is 29 MB, it needs Android 6.0 or newer, and it declares 21 permissions.
The file on this page is Rethink: DNS + Firewall + VPN v0.5.8, 29.50 MB, and it installs on Android 6.0 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time com.celzero.bravedns 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 21 permissions, including access to precise location, approximate location, location in the background and the camera. 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
- v0.5.8
- Size
- 29.50 MB
- Requires Android
- API 23
- Package
- com.celzero.bravedns
- Signature checked on
- Oct 17, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: f2685bc66ba3b1537c8bb2e04644360f9a8b307ed6de618c393cade12a2651ae
Signing certificate (SHA-256): abc6766ba34e027dc7dfa29b1c2b5b1d1dc14f7ba637895a81dfb68e40bc1579
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
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- INTERNET
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- USE_BIOMETRIC
- USE_FINGERPRINT
- WAKE_LOCK
- com.celzero.bravedns.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- CAMERA
More about this app
Our sister site 2113 Apps has a hand-written guide to Rethink: DNS + Firewall + VPN, with a breakdown of what its APK contains. Read about Rethink: DNS + Firewall + VPN on 2113 Apps
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