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Spectre

Thomas Giudici

Radio frequency scanner with recon and offensive capabilities

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About Spectre

Spectre is an Android app for observing and interacting with the wireless environment around you.

It monitors signals from Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi access points, cellular towers, and GNSS satellites.

Spectre also features a growing set of pentesting tools, constrained by Android's security model.

Features:

• RF exposure - total received power from cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth as one live dBm reading

• Cellular - serving and neighbor cells on 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G, across both SIMs

• Wi-Fi - 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz access points, with security analysis and 802.11mc FTM ranging

• Bluetooth LE - advertising devices with decoded manufacturer data, including iBeacons

• GNSS - multi-constellation, dual-frequency satellite tracking with live sky geometry

• Local network scan - discover hosts, open ports, and running services on your network

• GATT inspector - connect to a BLE device to read, decode, and write its characteristics

• iBeacon broadcast - advertise your phone as a configurable iBeacon

• Filter and sort - focus the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth lists on specific devices

Spectre requests location and other permissions only because Android gates these signals behind them.

Everything runs on-device, with no ads, trackers, analytics, or Google Play Services.

Network access is used only to probe devices on your own local network.

What's new in 0.1.3

The GNSS list now omits untracked satellites reported at 0 dBHz, cellular scans filter out the unmeasured cells the modem reports, and the app can now be closed from its notification on Android 12.

How to install Spectre

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open Spectre from your app drawer.

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