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Avast Family Space Companion

Tomas Zeman · com.avast.android.familyspace.companion

Not rated yet 5K+ downloads v1.28.2 26.1 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

At a glance

Latest version
v1.28.2 (12802001)
Updated
Oct 30, 2024 (1 year ago)
APK size
26.1 MB
Requires
Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support
x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS
Graphics
OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category
Parenting (app)
Listed since
Jan 22, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
21 (7 sensitive)
Website
avast.com
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Avast Family Space Companion is an app by Tomas Zeman in the Parenting category, listed since at least January 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit and MIPS, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 21 permissions, 7 of them sensitive, including approximate location, read phone status and identity and read phone numbers.

What's new in v1.28.2

Bugfixing

Description

From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.

Avast Family Space was designed for parents who want to parent responsibly both on and offline. Simply Install Avast Family Space Companion on your child’s device and pair it with your Avast Family Space for parents app so you can track your child’s location, monitor their online activity, block inappropriate content, and more. Avast Family Space is a parental assistance app that gives you complete parental control over your child’s mobile devices so you can keep your child safe and help them develop healthy online habits. Here's what the Avast Family Space Companion allows you to do: ✔ Restrict your child's access to specific apps or websites. ✔ Restrict your child's access to specific app categories or block inappropriate content. ✔ Monitor your child's location. ✔ Set up location alerts to notify you when your child arrives at or leaves a location. ✔ Set up rules around location. ✔ Set up rules around internet access. HOW DOES AVAST FAMILY SPACE WORK? To connect your child’s mobile device to your own, you must first download Avast Family Space for parents onto your device and then download Avast Family Space Companion onto your child’s device. You will then follow a few simple onboarding instructions to complete the setup process. Download Avast Family Space for parents: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.familyspace Once the Avast Family Space Companion app is activated, you will be able to block inappropriate content and manage which apps your child can use, view their location using a phone locator, pause internet use, and get location alerts so you’ll know where they are at all times. Common parental concerns that Avast Family Space addresses: Did my child arrive home safely from school? Quickly view your child’s current location on a private GPS map with the help of a phone locator. Are they using inappropriate apps? Easily block an app that you don’t want your child to have access to. If you change your mind, you can unblock the app whenever you want. Are they browsing the internet at school? Pause internet access on your child’s device so he or she won’t get distracted while at school. Are they exposed to inappropriate web content? Block websites or content categories that you feel are inappropriate for your child. They aren’t responding, did something happen? View your child’s phone status and check their device’s battery life. When the app is opened for the first time we will generate and collect a unique identifier in order to measure app installations and campaign performance.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “AVAST Software a.s.” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Feb 18, 2021
  • Antivirus scan result not available
  • Signed by[email protected], CN=avast! Android, O=AVAST Software a.s., L=Prague, ST=Prague, C=CZ
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)34:2C:8F:09:21:EA:04:EA:4E:E8:26:31:6F:53:68:5C:CC:9D:1A:A3
  • File MD551dcc3d55054290413ac3889dd3ce846
  • Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018

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Permissions (21)

Avast Family Space Companion requests 21 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Avast Family Space Companion 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 Avast Family Space Companion 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 51dcc3d55054290413ac3889dd3ce846.

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