# Reproducible Signal builds for Android

DevFeed: [Reproducible Signal builds for Android](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reproducible-signal-builds-for-android-1815.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/reproducible-android/>)

Published: 2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [APK](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apk.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Docker Image](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker-image.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gradle.md>), [WebRTC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webrtc.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [apk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apk.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-image.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gradle.md>), [hack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hack.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [reproducible-builds](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reproducible-builds.md>), [source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/source.md>), [webrtc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webrtc.md>)

## AI overview

Signal's latest Android release uses reproducible builds, allowing users to verify that the distributed APK matches the source code in Signal's GitHub repository. The article describes a published Docker image for verifying builds and notes remaining work to make native voice-call libraries reproducible through Gradle NDK support.

## Source excerpt

As of our latest Android release, Signal builds are reproducible. Reproducible builds help to verify that the source code in our GitHub repository is the exact source code used to build the compiled Signal APK being distributed through Google Play. Read more...