
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.0.1 (10)
- Updated
- Sep 6, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 42.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.2+ (API 17)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Social (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 22, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 13 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- chatwaveapp.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
ChatWave - A New Free Chat Room is an app by Nobility in the Social category, listed since at least March 2020. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 13 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including camera, find accounts on the device and read shared storage.
What's new in v1.0.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Chat SDK” Not the developer's name (“Nobility”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Mar 22, 2020
- Antivirus scan passed Sep 2, 2020
- Signed byCN=Ben Smiley, OU=Development, O=Chat SDK, L=Berlin, ST=Berlin, C=DE
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)35:EB:2E:14:F7:E2:53:1D:2C:BC:E8:2F:40:81:56:7C:82:C6:80:3B
- File MD50184d6035a62f835b60310d1078054ae
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (13)
ChatWave - A New Free Chat Room requests 13 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Expand status bar android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
ChatWave - A New Free Chat Room 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 ChatWave - A New Free Chat Room APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 0184d6035a62f835b60310d1078054ae.