Area Officer

Real-time inspection and evidence-based reporting of RD schemes.

Department of Rural Development · com.nic.areaofficer_app

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v1.41 55.3 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.41 (41)
Updated: Jan 25, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 55.3 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Events (app)
Permissions: 21 (8 sensitive)
Website: areaofficer.nic.in
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Area Officer is an app by Department of Rural Development in the Events 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 21 permissions, 8 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and record audio.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

The Ministry has launched the Area Officer Monitoring Visit App for the purpose of real-time inspection and evidence-based reporting of RD schemes. This app will facilitate the officials of the state or UT to record their field visit findings online. The app will also allow the officials to record time-stamped and geotagged photographs for all the schemes launched by the Department of Rural Development. This app will help in the development of hassle-free reporting in the field. visits. The provision to view the field visit outcome report by senior officials is also available in the App.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jan 25, 2025.
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Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jan 25, 2025
Validated against Google Play Jan 25, 2025
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)B6:13:A2:3B:30:10:41:93:9D:E4:F3:D4:F3:8F:03:E8:87:CF:C4:D7
File MD52ea81f005e22fe852f1ad5ce4a635ffe
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (21)

Area Officer requests 21 permissions, 8 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
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
Access assisted gps android.permission.ACCESS_ASSISTED_GPS
Access gps android.permission.ACCESS_GPS
Autofocus (custom) android.hardware.camera.autofocus
Camera (custom) android.hardware.camera
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.nic.areaofficer_app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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

Camera android.hardware.camera
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Area Officer APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Area Officer APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2ea81f005e22fe852f1ad5ce4a635ffe.