Text Torch is an open-source (GPL-3.0-or-later) Android app by Miles Krell. The APK we host is 4.6 MB, it needs Android 5.0 or newer, and it declares 4 permissions.
The file on this page is Text Torch 1.2.0, 4.57 MB, and it installs on Android 5.0 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time com.mileskrell.texttorch 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 4 permissions, including access to your SMS messages and your contacts. Android asks you to approve those the first time the app needs them.
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.
The most recent release upstream is from Aug 4, 2022, over 4 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
- 1.2.0
- Size
- 4.57 MB
- Requires Android
- API 21
- Package
- com.mileskrell.texttorch
- Signature checked on
- Sep 22, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: cbada7749b9974e6ae756d887df6a60d646c0b8e4cf39ddc9abb13c41699eebe
Signing certificate (SHA-256): 4b977feb0e577337a887263888703763d71cd3d19cf4a5bf4ce55054c335a3e2
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
- READ_SMS
- READ_CONTACTS
- INTERNET
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
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