
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.0.4 (5)
- Updated
- Mar 9, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 14 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Arcade (game)
- Listed since
- Nov 23, 2018 (at least)
- Permissions
- 9 (3 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Messenger is a game by Kernel Active in the Arcade category, listed since at least November 2018. It includes native code only for ARM (legacy) and ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.
It asks for 9 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: approximate location, read phone status and identity and modify shared storage.
What's new in v1.0.4
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Smarty Apps” Not the developer's name (“Kernel Active”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Mar 1, 2019
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 14, 2020
- Signed byCN=Sylv Romeo MEZENGA, O=Smarty Apps, L=Pointe-Noire, ST=Pointe-Noire, C=CG
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)56:DE:14:BA:2D:42:9E:BF:E5:D4:86:0F:69:2B:D0:79:26:83:B0:4F
- File MD547b296b05420be159acf90744fc6c392
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (9)
Messenger requests 9 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.smartyapps.messenger.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- 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
- Location android.hardware.location
- Network location android.hardware.location.network
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Messenger 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 Messenger 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 47b296b05420be159acf90744fc6c392.