# Droid Pad (open-source smart home app)

> Droid Pad is a free, open-source smart home app for Android. Build control interfaces for WebSocket, Bluetooth/LE, MQTT, TCP & UDP protocols. It has 393 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Create custom control interfaces easily with a simple drag-and-drop and transform your Android device into a remote control for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), WebSocket, MQTT, Bluetooth, TCP, and UDP protocols. Key Features: 1. Drag-and-Drop Control Pad Creation: Design your control pads by dragging and dropping components like buttons, sliders, and switches. 2. Multi-Protocol Support and Flexible Connectivity: - For WebSocket, MQTT, TCP, UDP and Bluetooth, the app acts as a client, connecting to servers and enabling real-time interaction through control pad components.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/UmerCodez/DroidPad |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 393 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.umer0586.droidpad/ (package com.github.umer0586.droidpad) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Smart home & IoT |
| Latest release | v3.12.0 (Feb 15, 2026) |
| Last commit | Apr 10, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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