Hauk
Hauk is a free, open-source maps and navigation app for Android. Self-hosted real-time location sharing. It has 943 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About Hauk
Hauk lets you share your location in real-time with friends and family for a specified period of time. Meeting up with someone? Send them a Hauk link, and they can follow your location live on a map until you arrive to meet them. This app requires that you have installed the Hauk backend on a server. Please see for backend installation instructions. Required permissions: * ACCESSFINELOCATION - for getting your location, so that it can be shared * FOREGROUNDSERVICE - for keeping the share running when the app is minimized INTERNET - for communicating with your Hauk backend server Hauk does not share your location data to anywhere except the Hauk backend server you specify within the app.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Hauk from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
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Is Hauk free and open source?
Yes. Hauk's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Hauk?
You can install Hauk from F-Droid (package info.varden.hauk) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.6.4).
Is Hauk still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 1, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 3, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.