biometric attendance
An attendance app for employees of School Education Department, Govt. Of Punjab
Department of school education, Punjab (India) · com.vipulsoftwares.AttendanceApp
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2 (9)
- Updated
- Feb 9, 2021 (5 years ago)
- APK size
- 6.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- ARM (legacy)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Productivity (app)
- Listed since
- Sep 16, 2018 (at least)
- Permissions
- 10 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- epunjabschool.gov.in
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
biometric attendance is an app by Department of school education, Punjab (India) in the Productivity category, listed since at least September 2018. It includes native code only for ARM (legacy), so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.
It asks for 10 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage.
What's new in v2
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Punjab Education Department” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 16, 2018
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 16, 2020
- Signed byCN=vipul bansal, OU=MIS, O=Punjab Education Department, L=Mohali, ST=Punjab, C=91
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)FF:FF:90:2B:1B:63:61:74:09:11:16:EE:AC:57:7C:CF:FD:4A:D7:92
- File MD5f8c8d03e995174842a1bce20ca5c0cb8
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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Permissions (10)
biometric attendance requests 10 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Location hardware android.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.vipulsoftwares.AttendanceApp.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Network location android.hardware.location.network
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
biometric attendance 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 biometric attendance 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 f8c8d03e995174842a1bce20ca5c0cb8.
