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qFT8: Portable Amateur Radio

LiveLuis Quesada (HB9IPH)3 apps · 5.5K installsToolsFreecom.ft8.app

Your complete amateur radio station on your phone

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Total installs
4,463
exact · Play shows 1,000+
Installs / day
0
7-day avg · last day 0
Rating
5.0★
70 ratings · 18 reviews
Released
21 Feb 2026
8mo ago
Last update
5 Oct 2026
v3.16.1 · 8d ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
4.4K4.5K4.7K4.8K5K10 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
4.4K4.5K4.7K4.8K5K10 Oct12 Oct13 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

00.30.50.8111 Oct12 Oct13 Oct

Change timeline

Full history

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 12 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (~100%).

  1. United Kingdom100%#171 Trending · Tools

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 12 Oct
ChartCountryRankChange
Trending · Tools GB#171▲ 10

App manifest

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Manifest analysis reads only the required APK ranges. Base APK downloads may need separate device splits to install.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties Location and Personal info
  • Collects data Location and Personal info
  • Data is not encrypted
  • No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

7 in 3 groups
3 Sensitive2 Notable2 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
  • Record sound using your phone's microphone
LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

  • Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO
OtherNotable4

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Change how your phone connects to networks, like switching connections on or offchange network connectivity · CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Turn your Android phone or tablet into a complete digital-mode ham radio station. Plug in your radio, tap CQ, and work the world, no laptop required. WHY HAMS CHOOSE qFT8 • Plug and play: connect your radio over USB and qFT8 recognizes it automatically. CAT and audio for 70+ transceivers. • All the modes in one app: FT8, FT4, FT2, JS8, WSPR and LQ8. • Free, no ads, no account. Decoding and transmitting work fully offline. • Built for the field: runs with the screen off, uses little battery, and sets your location and time by itself. OPERATE YOUR WAY • Full AUTO: qFT8 answers CQs, sequences the QSO and logs it for you, with retry limits you control. • Or stay in charge with one-tap manual calling. • SOTA and POTA ready: activation and hunter references, CQ modifiers and log exports built in. SEE THE BANDS • Live world map of every station you hear, with distance and bearing, live spots, band propagation, and POTA / SOTA indicators. • Waterfall and spectrum with decoded messages right on the signals. • Report and see spots on PSK Reporter and WSPRnet. YOUR LOG, EVERYWHERE • Upload and confirm QSOs with QRZ and Logbook of The World (LoTW). • ADIF import and export. RADIOS Support for 70+ rigs, including QRP Labs (QMX, QMX+, QDX), ICOM (IC-7300, IC-705, IC-9700, IC-7100 and more), Yaesu (FT-891, FT-710, FT-991A, FTDX10, FTX-1), Kenwood, Elecraft (KX2, KX3, K4), Xiegu and others, or any radio through a VOX / audio interface cable. AND MORE • Remote control from any browser with the built-in web interface. • High-accuracy time sync (NTP or GPS). • Available in 35 languages.

What's new

Fixed a crash that could happen at start-up, or when a warning appeared, on small screens or with large fonts.

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