App Lock and Gallery Vault
Lock your Apps, Photos and Videos.
NewSoftwares LLC · com.newsoftwares.applockandgalleryvault
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.8.1 (31)
- Updated
- Mar 25, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 13 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Permissions
- 28 (10 sensitive)
- Website
- newsoftwares.net
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
App Lock and Gallery Vault is an app by NewSoftwares LLC in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 28 permissions, 10 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and read phone status and identity. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.8.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Newsoftwares.net” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review Mar 25, 2025
- Signed byCN=Salman Ashraf, O=Newsoftwares.net, C=01
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)69:A4:04:66:00:3F:68:8A:F9:5F:1F:82:0D:7E:C8:03:88:72:45:8C
- File MD52ebc8b8ee3450edc1fc7fcbe12809b9c
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (28)
App Lock and Gallery Vault requests 28 permissions, 10 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Package usage stats Sensitive android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Interact across users full android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
- Kill background processes android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read logs android.permission.READ_LOGS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write internal storage android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
App Lock and Gallery Vault 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 App Lock and Gallery Vault free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the App Lock and Gallery Vault APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2ebc8b8ee3450edc1fc7fcbe12809b9c.