Can I trust calimoto Motorcycle Navigation?
This app did not meet two or more trust checks, has a critical issue in one, or has a red flag.
- What it means for you
- GPS location data is not passed to analytics or advertising services and remains within the app's own systems. The build includes code to send usage and device data to Firebase, AppsFlyer, CleverTap, Mixpanel, and Facebook for analytics and ad attribution. The build includes code to send Mixpanel data to EU-resident servers.
- Main concern
- Real-time GPS location streamed in plaintext MQTT to public internet, readable by anyone on-network
- The developer's description
- Scenic motorcycle navigation app with route planning, turn-by-turn GPS, offline maps, ride tracking, and community features for over 3 million riders.
- Third-party services
- 15
- Findings rated low or higher
- 12
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Full findings
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Trust checks
Secure by Design
One criterion not metSecurity gaps detected
Why this result
This check looks for security issues at high severity or above in the code of this build, and at least one was recorded. Issues of this kind include a credential or token another app on the device can reach, sensitive data stored without protection, and network paths that expose information in transit.
Data Minimization
One criterion not metTracking lacks clear disclosure
Why this result
This build contains analytics or attribution code written to send data to companies other than the developer. No consent step was found before that code runs, and the app's disclosures do not describe the collection in full. Tracking by itself is ordinary; what this check reports is the combination of collection, recipient and absent disclosure.
Manifest Mismatch
An item rated high or above is openDisclosure incomplete or contradicted
Why this result
The check compares the app's privacy disclosures against what the code does, and at least one claim did not match in this build. Mismatches of this kind include a data category collected but not disclosed, a recipient the disclosure omits, and an identifier attached to data the disclosure describes as anonymous.
User Control
StrongNo lock-in
Why this result
The check looks for a way to export the data an account has accumulated and a way to delete the account itself. In this build, either both were found, or the app has no account of its own and keeps its data on the device. For an app without an account, the developer has no server-side copy to export or delete, and deleting the app removes the data in its own storage.
Red flags
The app's privacy declarations do not match its code
Why this result
The privacy declarations shipped in this build, or the ones on the store listing, state less than the code does. Declarations of this kind are what a store, a regulator and a person comparing two apps rely on.
Strengths
- Android backup is explicitly disabled, preventing ADB data extraction on non-rooted devices
- GPS location data is not passed to any analytics or advertising SDK — location stays within the app's own infrastructure
- No background location access declared; GPS is used only during active foreground navigation sessions
- The app includes code to send Mixpanel analytics data to EU-resident servers, keeping it within EU jurisdiction
- Core API traffic (routing, POIs, parse backend, maps) uses encrypted HTTPS connections
- CleverTap SDK implements certificate pinning for its own traffic
What the app contains
15 services
Third-party services the scan names in the build:
- AppsFlyer
- Firebase Analytics
- Firebase Auth
- Firebase Crashlytics
- Firebase Cloud Messaging
- Firebase Remote Config
- Firebase Performance
- CleverTap
- Mixpanel
- Facebook SDK
- Parse Platform
- Mapbox Maps
- Google Play Billing
- Google Play Services
- WorkManager
Libraries
| Library | Version | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| libandroidx.graphics.path | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libandroidx.graphics.path | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libandroidx.graphics.path | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libandroidx.graphics.path | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libc++_shared | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libc++_shared | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libc++_shared | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libc++_shared | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libdatastore_shared_counter | not recorded | none confirmed |
| libdatastore_shared_counter | not recorded | none confirmed |
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Changes since the previous scan
- Version 2026.08.1 (versionCode 624), score 73.
- Score 79 before, 73 after.
- Version 2026.02.5 before, 2026.08.1 (versionCode 624) after.
- Score change since version 2026.02.5: -6 points.
- Since the previous scan: 12 findings added, 10 removed.
- Version 2026.02.5, score 79.
- First public scan of this app.
Method and limits
Static analysis: the decompiled code, manifest and resources of this build, read file by file. Network traffic at run time is established by a capture of the running app.
- Build SHA-256
- 1bf086891bfeb0b395d2c804dd85000b0ac4af0c3a2eb4841fa6fdfc6accea2f
- Rule pack
- citt-ruleset-2026-08-v1
- Files decompiled
- 25,560
- Scan date
- 12 August 2026
Corrections
No correction is published for this app.
Developer response
No response is published for this app.
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