Shadowsocks is an open-source (GPL-3.0-or-later) Android app by shadowsocks. The APK we host is 14 MB, it needs Android 6.0 or newer, and it declares 12 permissions.
The file on this page is Shadowsocks 5.3.5-nightly, 13.86 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.github.shadowsocks.tv 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 12 permissions, none of which cover contacts, location, SMS, the camera or the microphone.
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
- 5.3.5-nightly
- Size
- 13.86 MB
- Requires Android
- API 23
- Package
- com.github.shadowsocks.tv
- Signature checked on
- Sep 19, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: c73e90f4de597198d5e4e0ee41f3df001a48a9cf6bc18ffc093423cf82676f86
Signing certificate (SHA-256): 39af8d9cf522326b8710b7e685c70af0b8430cfda413d67c481f3f11c4fe86aa
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
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- WAKE_LOCK
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- com.github.shadowsocks.tv.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
More about this app
Our sister site 2113 Apps has a hand-written guide to Shadowsocks, with a breakdown of what its APK contains. Read about Shadowsocks on 2113 Apps
