Tailscale
BSD-3-Clause · open source
Connect your phone, computers and servers into one private network, a tailnet, built on WireGuard. Once you sign in, your devices can reach each other wherever they are.
Needs:No root · an account or Headscale · Android 8.0+
2113 Apps is independent, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Tailscale developers. Official sources: tailscale.com · source code on GitHub.
- Version
- 1.102.4-t3caf7d9e7-g8fbef364a
- Size
- 105.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+
- Updated
- 2026-09-14
Screenshots
Introduction
Tailscale builds a private network between your devices, which it calls a tailnet, on top of WireGuard. Devices talk to each other peer to peer. Tailscale’s coordination service handles the rest: finding devices, signing in, distributing keys and applying access rules.
Signing in
Tailscale doesn’t keep passwords itself. You sign in through an identity provider: on Android, your Google account or another supported single sign-on provider.
Using your own server
The app can also connect to Headscale, an open-source, self-hosted replacement for Tailscale’s coordination server. Choose Use an alternate server when signing in and enter your server’s address; both Headscale’s and Tailscale’s documentation describe this.
Why F-Droid flags tracking
F-Droid flags this build for tracking because the app sends debug logs to Tailscale’s servers without asking. Tailscale’s own documentation says its clients stream logs to a central log server, and describes a way to opt out on Windows, macOS and Linux, but not on Android.
About this file
- This is F-Droid’s build of version 1.102.4, signed with F-Droid’s key. Tailscale’s README notes that F-Droid builds aren’t released, updated or verified by the Tailscale team.
- The Google Play version comes from Tailscale itself. The two are signed differently, so they don’t update each other.
- The 105.5 MB file has native code for ARM and x86, 32- and 64-bit, and declares 12 permissions.
What’s inside the APK
Trackers
No code matching the Exodus Privacy tracker signatures.
Native code
Runs on 64-bit and older 32-bit ARM phones.
Android versions
Built for Android 16 (target API 36).
Permissions
2 of them need your approval first.
Flagged by F-Droid:
- Tracking: IzzyOnDroid flags this app for tracking or reporting user activity.
CPU types in this build: arm64-v8a (64-bit ARM, almost every phone since 2017); armeabi-v7a (32-bit ARM, older and budget phones); x86 (32-bit Intel, emulators); x86_64 (64-bit Intel, emulators and Chromebooks).
Asks you first (2)
Android shows a prompt before the app can use these.
- Show notifications (Android 13+) · POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Write shared storage (Android 10 and older) · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Granted at install (9)
Low-risk permissions Android grants automatically, plus any we have not classified.
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED
- INTERNET
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- WAKE_LOCK
Defined by other apps (1)
Permissions that belong to another app or to this app itself.
- com.tailscale.ipn.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
More Information
- Package name
- com.tailscale.ipn
- Version
- 1.102.4-t3caf7d9e7-g8fbef364a (build 298177930)
- File size
- 105.5 MB (105,453,561 bytes)
- Requires
- Android 8.0 or later
- Category
- Network & Privacy
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Source code
- github.com/tailscale/tailscale-android
- Released
- Sep 14, 2026
- Signed by
- F-Droid, which built this APK from the published source code. Because the key is F-Droid’s, it won’t install over a copy from Google Play or GitHub (or the other way round) without uninstalling first.
- Signer SHA-256
- 3705f184cb67d683e76ecc203cc9cc357e6448c50e59002419085b4c286df0e8
- File SHA-256
- de525c72705631d19a6608fb75ea803e7dee9df40334403449f5509006404bfc
- Checked
- , against the F-Droid index · how we check · verify it yourself
Common questions
Is this APK the official Tailscale release?
It is F-Droid’s build rather than the developer’s own: F-Droid compiled Tailscale 1.102.4-t3caf7d9e7-g8fbef364a from the published source code and signed it with its own key. Its SHA-256 matches F-Droid’s signed index. Because the key is F-Droid’s, it won’t install over a copy from Google Play or GitHub without uninstalling first.
What Android version does Tailscale need?
Android 8.0 or later (API level 26). Version 1.102.4-t3caf7d9e7-g8fbef364a is built for Android 16 (target API 36). Runs on 64-bit and older 32-bit ARM phones.
Can Tailscale access the internet?
Yes. The APK requests Android’s internet permission. In total it declares 12 permissions, and 2 of them need your approval first.
Does Tailscale contain trackers?
No known trackers: our scan of version 1.102.4-t3caf7d9e7-g8fbef364a found no code matching the Exodus Privacy tracker signatures. The scan covers known tracker libraries; it doesn’t show what data the app itself sends.
Is Tailscale open source?
Yes. Tailscale is released under the BSD-3-Clause licence, and its source code is published at https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-android.
Recent releases
| Version | Released | Size | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|
| v1.102.4-t3caf7d9e7-g8fbef364a · this download | Sep 14, 2026 | 105.5 MB | Android 8.0+ |
| v1.102.3-t9329c3677-gf19372863 | Aug 27, 2026 | 105.4 MB | Android 8.0+ |
| v1.102.2-t6cac91817-g8c99ed49d | Aug 5, 2026 | 105.4 MB | Android 8.0+ |
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