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MESH

Censorship-resisting overlay network for digital forensics
MESH is a censorship-resisting, peer-to-peer first, end-to-end encrypted overlay network for digital forensics. It's a fork of the Tailscale protocol, but is self-hostable and heavily modified for civil society and forensic operations.

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  • Version 0.1.7-alpha (363) suggested Added on Jun 21, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • view Wi-Fi connections
      Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • change network connectivity
      Allows the app to change the state of network connectivity.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "systemExempted"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "systemExempted"
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
    • com.barghest.mesh.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 92 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 0.1.6-alpha (362) - Added on May 23, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • view Wi-Fi connections
      Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • change network connectivity
      Allows the app to change the state of network connectivity.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "systemExempted"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "systemExempted"
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
    • com.barghest.mesh.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 90 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log