Night Drop is a free, open-source Android Internet app. The latest version is 0.1.21, it is 46.2 MB, requires Android 7.0+, and is published by Night Drop.
- Size
- 46.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+
- Last updated
- 29 days ago25 Aug 2026
- Safety
- Scanned25 Aug 2026what does this mean?
License: AGPL-3.0-or-later · Target SDK: 36 — what does target SDK mean?
About this app
Night Drop is a privacy-first 1:1 messenger. Like a night deposit box: every message is a sealed envelope, dropped for one person only, opened by no one in between. * Anonymous identities only — no phone number, no email, no account. Your identity is a keypair held on your device. * End-to-end encryption with the Signal Double Ratchet: only the sender and receiver can read a message.
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Permissions10 requested · 1 worth reviewing
What version 0.1.21 is allowed to do once installed. Highlighted entries reach outside the app’s own sandbox and are worth a second look. Not sure what a permission actually means? Learn how to evaluate app permissions.
CameraReview
Use the camera to take photos or video.
android.permission.CAMERA
Access Network State
See whether you are online and on which type of network.
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Detect Screen Capture
No description available for this permission.
android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
Dynamic Receiver Not Exported Permission
No description available for this permission.
app.nightdrop.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Foreground Service
Keep running in the background with a visible notification.
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Foreground Service Special Use
No description available for this permission.
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
Internet
Send and receive data over the internet.
android.permission.INTERNET
Post Notifications
Show notifications.
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Vibrate
Use the vibration motor.
android.permission.VIBRATE
Wake Lock
Keep the device awake while working in the background.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Version history1 published build
- v0.1.21Latestbuild 4073Scanned
- Released
- 25 Aug 2026
- Size
- 46.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+
- Target SDK
- 36
Installed from F-Droid? Night Drop no longer checks for its own updates — F-Droid does that for you. Other builds (sideloaded, or the desktop AppImage) still ask the Night Drop onion site over Tor at most once a day, and only ever tell you; nothing downloads or installs on its own. "Update app" in the menu still works everywhere, and this is now spelled out in About. The banner shown while your address publishes no longer promises "1-3 min" — it can take several minutes.
Download v0.1.2110 permissions · 1 worth reviewing
CameraReview
Use the camera to take photos or video.
android.permission.CAMERA
Access Network State
See whether you are online and on which type of network.
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Detect Screen Capture
No description available for this permission.
android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
Dynamic Receiver Not Exported Permission
No description available for this permission.
app.nightdrop.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Foreground Service
Keep running in the background with a visible notification.
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Foreground Service Special Use
No description available for this permission.
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
Internet
Send and receive data over the internet.
android.permission.INTERNET
Post Notifications
Show notifications.
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Vibrate
Use the vibration motor.
android.permission.VIBRATE
Wake Lock
Keep the device awake while working in the background.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
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