Beacon Tools

Google Inc. · com.google.android.apps.location.beacon.beacontools

4.0 out of 5 (2 ratings) 50K+ downloads v2.0.178617547 2 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.0.178617547 (178617547)
Updated: Jun 18, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 2 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Apr 14, 2016 (at least)
Permissions: 10 (2 sensitive)
Website: developers.google.com/beacons
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Beacon Tools is an app by Google Inc. in the Tools category, listed since at least April 2016. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 10 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and find accounts on the device.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “apps”.

Beacon Tools lets you register your Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons with the Google Beacon Registry and create small attachments for them. As a developer, you can then scan for these beacons in your application to ‘serve’ or deliver the registered attachments when the beacons are seen using public APIs such as Google Nearby or the Proximity Beacon API.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

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

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Feb 5, 2020
Antivirus scan passed Oct 30, 2020
Signed byCN=location_beacon_beacontools, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)65:4C:74:46:0D:B4:0E:42:02:EB:23:F6:FB:EA:79:8C:B8:11:8A:2A
File MD501ff94ec2091e52c8b88d3dbf71adc93
Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010

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Permissions (10)

Beacon Tools requests 10 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
Network android.permission.NETWORK
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Bluetooth Low Energy android.hardware.bluetooth_le
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

Beacon Tools 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 Beacon Tools 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 01ff94ec2091e52c8b88d3dbf71adc93.