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Stingle Photos

Stingle Photos is a secure, end-to-end encrypted gallery and sync app
Stingle Photos is a secure, open-source photo, video cloud storage and backup application that is safe, ad-free and easy to use. It provides strong encryption and privacy to keep you safe from data breaches and leaks. Easily sync and backup and share your photos and videos on our secure cloud storage.

Why use Stingle Photos safe cloud storage app?

Successor of wildly popular SafeCamera application, Stingle Photos is an open-source, secure, end-to-end encrypted media backup application with the state-of-the-art security technologies that ensure your privacy.

* We put our users first by prioritizing your privacy
* All your photos & videos are secured with end-to-end encryption
* Unlike other companies, we only store the bare minimum of metadata on our servers: your email, registration date, payment plan, number of active devices, number and size of encrypted files
* We don’t collect big data or track our users in any way
* No need to fear for your data privacy - ONLY you can have access to your photos & videos

Key features

* Full on the fly encryption of video support: recording and playback
* Fingerprint and face id support for fast unlocking
* Ability to take photos & videos without entering a password or providing a fingerprint.
* Backup and sync functionality. All your photos & videos are backed up in the background to the cloud and synced to other devices using the same account
* Albums for better library organization
* Secure sharing. You can share photos and videos with friends and family with strong end-to-end encryption.
* As anonymous as possible. Registration just takes an email and password to start using the app
* Stingle Photos is 100% free and open-source. It includes 1GB free cloud storage space. You only pay if you need more cloud storage. No ads or third-party libraries like that can track you.
* We as a provider can’t see anything in your account. If the servers ever get hacked or law enforcement agencies request access to your data, they won’t get anything valuable.

If you have any questions or suggestions, drop us a message at [email protected]
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Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 2.11.0 (57) suggested Added on Oct 20, 2023

    arm64-v8a armeabi armeabi-v7a mips mips64 x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • read locations from your media collection
      Allows the app to read locations from your media collection.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • 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.
    • android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • read image files from shared storage
      Allows the app to read image files from your shared storage.
    • read video files from shared storage
      Allows the app to read video files from 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.
    • record audio
      This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
    • use biometric hardware
      Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
    • use fingerprint hardware
      Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
    • 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.
      (10)
    • org.stingle.photos.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 11 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 2.10.2 (54) - Added on Apr 13, 2023

    arm64-v8a armeabi armeabi-v7a mips mips64 x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • read locations from your media collection
      Allows the app to read locations from your media collection.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • 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.
    • android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • read image files from shared storage
      Allows the app to read image files from your shared storage.
    • read video files from shared storage
      Allows the app to read video files from 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.
    • record audio
      This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
    • use biometric hardware
      Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
    • use fingerprint hardware
      Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
    • 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.
      (10)
    • org.stingle.photos.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 11 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 2.10.1 (53) - Added on Apr 10, 2023

    arm64-v8a armeabi armeabi-v7a mips mips64 x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid 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.
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • record audio
      This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
    • use biometric hardware
      Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
    • use fingerprint hardware
      Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
    • 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.
    • org.stingle.photos.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 11 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log