
American Idol - Watch and Vote
Watch the Singing Competition
ABC Digital · com.abcdigital.abc.americanidol
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.8.0 (21)
- Updated
- Mar 5, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 17 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Entertainment (app)
- Permissions
- 17
- Website
- abc.com/feedback
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
American Idol - Watch and Vote is an app by ABC Digital in the Entertainment category. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 17 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 2.7.0, it adds 1 new permission: “Read basic phone state”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v2.8.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v2.6.0.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Telescope” Not the developer's name (“ABC Digital”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Mar 5, 2025
- Signed byCN=Telescope, OU=Telescope, O=Telescope, L=Los Angeles, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)A4:71:BE:3C:6C:AE:B2:A8:27:3E:4A:8B:E2:B3:4E:89:8F:AD:B5:48
- File MD5ae22a1775101c3df60a01fed34b54637
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (17)
American Idol - Watch and Vote requests 17 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.abcdigital.abc.americanidol.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read basic phone state android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
American Idol - Watch and Vote APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the American Idol - Watch and Vote APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is ae22a1775101c3df60a01fed34b54637.