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De Fide

Offline Catholic app for prayer, Scripture, novenas, and the Rosary.
New in version 2.0.4
• App icon now adapts to your launcher's preferred shape (circle, squircle, square, etc.) and supports dynamic color theming on Android 12+
De Fide is a fully offline Catholic app for prayer, Scripture, and catechesis.

Features include:
- Full Bible with multiple translations, bookmarks, and highlighting
- Daily prayers and the Liturgy of the Hours
- Novena tracker with optional reminders
- Rosary guide with all mysteries
- Catechism reference

No internet connection required. No accounts. No tracking. All data stays on your device.
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Versions

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  • Version 2.0.4 (21) 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.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • 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.
    • com.tristinbaker.defide.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 42 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 2.0.2
    Fixed:
    - Saint Lawrence duplicate fix from v2.0.1 was not applied to existing installs due to a missing database version bump; this release forces the corrected database to load correctly
  • Version 2.0.2 (19) - Added on Jun 09, 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.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • 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.
    • com.tristinbaker.defide.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 42 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 2.0.0
    Added:
    - Automatic backup: choose a folder and a frequency (daily, weekly, or monthly) in Settings to have De Fide back up your data automatically
    - Saints now show portrait images (classical artwork) in the list and detail screen; 261 saints total, up from 53
    - Top 250 most popular saints added, sourced from Catholic Online

    Fixed:
    - Rosary diagram: the three Hail Mary beads on the pendant are now clustered closer together, matching real rosary proportions
  • Version 2.0.0 (17) - Added on May 28, 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.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • 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.
    • com.tristinbaker.defide.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 42 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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