Valv

An encrypted gallery vault for Android devices

AppID:	se.arctosoft.vault
Author:	Arctosoft AB
License:	GPL-3.0-only
Donation:	Webpage LiberaPay
InRepoSince:	2023-09-30
LastRepoUpdate:	2025-07-21
LastAppUpdate:	Unknown
LastVersion:	2.3.1
Categories:	File Encryption & Vault, Gallery, Multimedia, Security
APK source:	Github
Google Play:	Check if it's there

Valv is an encrypted gallery, storing your sensitive photos, GIFs and videos securely on your device. Choose a password or PIN-code and protect your gallery. Valv encrypts your files using the fast ChaCha20 stream cipher.

Features

* Supports images, GIFs, videos and text files
* Organise using folders
* The app requires no permissions
* Encrypted files are stored on-disk allowing for easy backups and transfers between devices
* Supports multiple vaults by the use of different passwords
* Day/night modes
* Add notes/text to files

Encryption

Files are encrypted using ChaCha20 and keys are derived using PBKDF2 with HMAC-SHA512.

WhatsNew:

* Added biometrics. You can now unlock one vault with biometrics (fingerprint, face, etc.)
* Every password/vault now has its own set of folders. E.g. using a new password will no longer show folders added using a different password.
Note: this means that you will have to add your folders again as they are not carried over from the previous version.

Hint: This app is available in both, F-Droid Main and IzzyOnDroid repos.

Download Source Issues ChangeLog

While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.

Packages

Version 2.3.1 (2025-07-21)

Android Versions:

Target: 16.0
MinVer: 9.0
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

Permissions:

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20 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Androidx Graphics (Utility)
leverages graphics facilities across multiple Android platform releases.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
AndroidX Media3 (Utility)
share media contents and controls with other apps.
Navigation (Utility)
a framework for navigating between 'destinations' within an Android application that provides a consistent API whether destinations are implemented as Fragments, Activities, or other components.
Preference (Utility)
a library to build interactive settings screens without needing to interact with device storage or manage the UI.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
Glide (Utility)
An image loading and caching library for Android focused on smooth scrolling
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
AboutLibraries (Utility)
a library to offer some information about libraries.

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Valv

Packages

Version 2.3.1 (2025-07-21)

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Version 2.2.2 (2025-01-28)

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Version 2.1.1 (2024-12-29)

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