owntracks/android

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

1748 stars · 523 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

OwnTracks for Android is an open-source mobile app that tracks and reports your device's location over MQTT or HTTP to a server of your choice. It lets you keep a private location diary or share your whereabouts with family and friends while keeping data under your control.

Use cases

• track my own location history privately
• share my location with family and friends
• publish phone GPS location to my own MQTT broker
• self-hosted location tracking without Google services
• build a private location diary on Android
• send location updates over HTTP to a custom server

When to choose

• you want privacy-respecting, self-hosted location tracking on Android
• you need an un-Googled F-Droid build that avoids Play Services
• you want to publish location data via open protocols like MQTT or HTTP

When to avoid

• you need iOS-only tracking (use the OwnTracks iOS app instead)
• you want a turnkey commercial location-sharing service with hosted infrastructure
• you need real-time fleet management features beyond personal location reporting

Facets

application · maturity active

http-client monitoring mobile-development privacy self-hosted location-tracking mqtt geolocation gps open-source privacy-friendly kotlin maps android mobile

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