Simple Notes Sync is an open-source (AGPL-3.0-only) Android app by inventory69. The APK we host is 5.4 MB, it needs Android 7.0 or newer, and it declares 11 permissions.
The file on this page is Simple Notes Sync 2.17.0, 5.42 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 dev.dettmer.simplenotes 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 declares 11 permissions, none of which cover contacts, location, SMS, the camera or the microphone.
Its licence is AGPL-3.0-only. 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
- 2.17.0
- Size
- 5.42 MB
- Requires Android
- API 24
- Package
- dev.dettmer.simplenotes
- Signature checked on
- Sep 18, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0-only
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: 065ea767a7f20a2406cf19cfea8e169c8aeb8457a91740ca431174ee9029bc3b
Signing certificate (SHA-256): 42a1c613bbc673045af3dc8191bf9cb6456ee44c7dce40c7cfb566facb69f16a
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
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- USE_BIOMETRIC
- USE_FINGERPRINT
- WAKE_LOCK
- dev.dettmer.simplenotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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