Shelter is an open-source (GPL-3.0-only) Android app by PeterCxy. The APK we host is 2.6 MB, it needs Android 7.0 or newer, and it declares 13 permissions.
The file on this page is Shelter 1.9.1, 2.63 MB, and it installs on Android 7.0 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time net.typeblog.shelter 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 13 permissions, none of which cover contacts, location, SMS, the camera or the microphone.
Its licence is GPL-3.0-only. We took this build from F-Droid, and the source for this exact version is linked below.
The most recent release upstream is from Dec 12, 2023, over 2 years ago. It still installs; it is simply not being updated.
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
- 1.9.1
- Size
- 2.63 MB
- Requires Android
- API 24
- Package
- net.typeblog.shelter
- Signature checked on
- Sep 22, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-only
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: d6d67b22f066d40f8771d8d7c0e0efe9315b37224d5b7e724f4c0e9b0eecca07
Signing certificate (SHA-256): 2d4837134f3519a11d104630ed42a4a795f4ab2327e1c9899cbebfbf89aba483
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
- REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED
- com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- NFC
- net.typeblog.shelter.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
More about this app
Our sister site 2113 Apps has a hand-written guide to Shelter, with a breakdown of what its APK contains. Read about Shelter on 2113 Apps
