What's new in 5.1.2
ReFra 5.1.2 focuses on safer media editing and metadata removal, trustworthy cloud backups, and more reliable browsing across large local, NAS, JPEG XL, video, and location libraries.
Improvements
- Reliable native codec packaging — Clean, CI, release, and F-Droid builds now reproducibly build and include the full native image codecs instead of silently linking fallback stubs (#1068)
- Dependency maintenance — Updated project dependencies, Gradle tooling, and supporting build components
Bug Fixes
- Trustworthy cloud backup verification — WebDAV, SMB, and NFS backups are verified with streamed content hashes before ReFra trusts them for duplicate detection, backup status, or safe local-file deletion
- Reliable large NAS libraries — Large SMB and NFS shares now use a complete reusable index for stable paging, albums, covers, thumbnails, video streaming, and account-aware routing (#1104)
- Lossless metadata removal — Sanitized media is created and fully verified separately before an original can be moved to system trash, preventing source loss and keeping retries safe (#1124)
- Safer editor overwrites — Existing originals remain published and visible during replacement, with rollback restoration after partial write failures (#1131)
- JPEG XL metadata — Exif and XMP metadata now loads from both direct and Brotli-compressed JPEG XL container boxes (#1125)
- Album move destinations — Existing folders on primary and removable storage can be selected as move destinations again (#1121)
- Deep album position restoration — Large albums preserve deep grid and viewer positions after process or screen restoration (#965)
- Deterministic location navigation — Equivalent local, cloud, and map locations are merged consistently while taps open the correct scoped timeline and media
- External video launches — Videos opened from other apps no longer flash viewer controls over the first visible frame (#1126)
Variants
| Variant | Description |
|---|---|
| Standard | Full-featured with maps, cloud providers, and all online capabilities. AI models can be downloaded after install. |
| Offline | All online features removed — no maps, no cloud sync, no network permissions. AI models cannot be downloaded post-install; use the WithML variant if you need AI features. |
| NoML | No AI/ML models bundled — smaller download. Models can be downloaded after install on Standard builds. |
| WithML | Bundled on-device AI/ML models — face recognition, smart search work fully offline. Required for AI on Offline builds. |
Downloads
Confused on which to download?
If you're not sure, grab the recommended build below. It works on every device, no questions asked.
Requires Android 10 (API 29) or newer.
| Recommended | Variant | Min Android | Download | SHA256 |
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| Best for most people | Standard (NoML) · Universal | Android 10 (API 29) | Click Here | ad05d1ba06136f126347133c4474d1b5b89a7dec726d31f23c090e7c65b827b9
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Standard (NoML)
| Architecture | Download | SHA256 |
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| arm64-v8a | Click Here | d7c22d6399a9d24c9a634b499bc70569f209354e3114a84f4165faf4e6434995
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| armeabi-v7a | Click Here | 648bf155c4de622cebd933221699ba9c437dad02d2327d9d066186f3020f9c7a
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| Universal | Click Here | ad05d1ba06136f126347133c4474d1b5b89a7dec726d31f23c090e7c65b827b9
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| x86 | Click Here | 5ef6befad55bcf3c95b87d63b24c03023bb702b4c369dc2616ecb1102d8e6b3e
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| x86_64 | Click Here | f2fabf66ccd1f66dfea3d1be2a9ba4f7f4911a687744cf4c469a29fe1835717b
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Offline (NoML)
| Architecture | Download | SHA256 |
|---|---|---|
| arm64-v8a | Click Here | 53b3f7e6df5906e32449ae43183902889f0b4189cf1cfafad7cf4e6b1efb488f
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| armeabi-v7a | Click Here | 5324ecfa0757e67c7e6eab520393641e018608d718b66d764658ec4fb4c45da2
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| Universal | Click Here | e4bb6d26ca9fac0724b3a5974b8b2538a883bbcab66ab5548ae80b4384498ef3
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| x86 | Click Here | d67765e3432746a19c509a7cedc0a13426f7a810e6d0485f712085ec8cb723aa
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| x86_64 | Click Here | 2099d69549e6208a3f975607c28398b825aa7b29269c5d0f29533c07596414b4
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Offline (WithML)
| Architecture | Download | SHA256 |
|---|---|---|
| arm64-v8a | Click Here | 4df28d922428de125d05a583c041a7f4e3bf23f4746e2a14694272bd89da5ea3
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| armeabi-v7a | Click Here | 75fa691627f1253d273b382ff6c010d413a1947d72108f083a943ad01285bbbd
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| Universal | Click Here | 64925e2ba01a474022a3a7372a24a6a2bf5e50abffb380438ce7613914ada652
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| x86 | Click Here | 25aa4a9627a42cc33ac6448d43c5caf52acadbea64b1c6acb5736100cbba0b1c
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| x86_64 | Click Here | 85d542b75c1680edbf2a7d5fa1a63d372c4930d42b13c3dd3a51ce7c0c7b6341
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