VIN Decoder
Free VIN decoder for your car
Ivan Kavatsiv © · com.kaiv.vindecoder
- Same certificate as v1.25, which matches Google Play Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.26 (26)
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 3.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Books & Reference (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 28, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 10
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
VIN Decoder is an app by Ivan Kavatsiv © in the Books & Reference category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 1.25, the minimum Android version rose from 4.4 to 5.0. It asks for 10 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 1.25, it adds 3 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and “Access adservices topics”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.26
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v1.25. Since v1.26 it requires Android 5.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Ivan Kavatsiv” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v1.25, which matches Google Play v1.25
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 24, 2024
- Signed byCN=Ivan Kavatsiv, L=UA
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)65:B8:8E:77:59:6E:6E:8C:E0:27:12:DB:7E:FA:FF:27:34:01:B0:A6
- File MD51ab7ecdf6d1e62ec5a5c4dce598bf2ba
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (10)
VIN Decoder requests 10 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.kaiv.vindecoder.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
VIN Decoder APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of VIN Decoder for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 5.0 or later. Version 1.25 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.4 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 1.25 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the VIN Decoder APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as version 1.25, whose signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 1ab7ecdf6d1e62ec5a5c4dce598bf2ba.
