Messenger v1.15.1
APK · 11.6 MB · version code 150011501 · Android 4.0.3+ · uploaded Mar 27, 2019
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.15.3, uploaded Aug 30, 2020 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 11.6 MB; the latest is 11.7 MB (106 KB larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v1.15.1 (150011501)
- Uploaded
- Mar 27, 2019
- Size
- 11.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0.3+ (API 15)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- ddeeacf63a909e22d8647d2c6a1764e7
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 60:88:EE:F1:C6:6A:A0:26:56:F3:AC:FB:09:AA:A9:6D:FF:12:08:66
- Signed by
- CN=Aleš Kovacic
- File name
- com-aleskovacic-messenger-150011501-45093175-ddeeacf63a909e22d8647d2c6a1764e7.apk
- Package
- com.aleskovacic.messenger
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.15.1
* GDPR compliance update
* removed remaining Facebook features
Permissions (12)
This version requests 12 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- 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
- 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
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Aleš Kovacic” Not the developer's name (“ZABOO d.o.o.”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Mar 27, 2019
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 16, 2020
- Tested by the source store's staff Apr 30, 2019
- Uploaded by “paula-chen-store” Bronze tier · 571 followers · uploading since 2017
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Messenger on Android 4.0.3+
You'll need about 23.2 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (11.6 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-aleskovacic-messenger-150011501-45093175-ddeeacf63a909e22d8647d2c6a1764e7.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be ddeeacf63a909e22d8647d2c6a1764e7. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Messenger — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 4.0.3+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.