Contacts
com.sonyericsson.android.socialphonebook
- The source store flagged this file with a security warning Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v9.1.B.0.4 (19005444)
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2013 (13 years ago)
- APK size
- 5.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 3.2+ (API 13)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Listed since
- Feb 14, 2013 (at least)
- Permissions
- 49 (10 sensitive)
About this APK
Contacts is an app, listed since at least February 2013. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 1.0, the APK grew from 4.1 MB to 5.7 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 2.2 to 3.2. It asks for 49 permissions, 10 of them sensitive, including precise location, read contacts and call phone.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “saad222”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v1.0. Since v6.1.A.3.3 it requires Android 3.2+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB” Not the developer's name. Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- The same certificate signs apps from 4 different developers Developers normally sign only their own apps. This can mean the files were re-signed by someone else — or that one company builds or publishes apps under several names.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature check failed May 26, 2014
- Antivirus scan passed Aug 21, 2020
- Signed byCN=Sony_Ericsson_E_Shared_Signing_Live_864f, O=Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, C=SE
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)3E:52:E3:D9:C3:6C:91:3B:DD:47:D2:7D:6D:7A:1E:8A:3B:DD:21:6B
- File MD5d490ae997bf3da4f1836a205eadab485
- Uploaded by “saad222” Bronze tier · 2,341 followers · uploading since 2012
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Permissions (49)
Contacts requests 49 permissions, 10 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- 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
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Access drm android.permission.ACCESS_DRM
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Backup android.permission.BACKUP
- Call privileged android.permission.CALL_PRIVILEGED
- Call screen shortcut (custom) com.sonyericsson.phone.CALL_SCREEN_SHORTCUT
- Cnap read (custom) com.sonyericsson.providers.cnap.permission.READ
- Cnap write (custom) com.sonyericsson.providers.cnap.permission.WRITE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Device power android.permission.DEVICE_POWER
- Disable keyguard android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD
- Email access gal provider (custom) com.android.email.permission.ACCESS_GAL_PROVIDER
- Email access provider (custom) com.android.email.permission.ACCESS_PROVIDER
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Mail (custom) com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH.mail
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Modify phone state android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read ice contacts (custom) com.sonyericsson.aab.READ_ICE_CONTACTS
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- Read social stream android.permission.READ_SOCIAL_STREAM
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Reboot android.permission.REBOOT
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Sonyericsson contacts pick conversations target (custom) com.sonyericsson.permission.CONTACTS_PICK_CONVERSATIONS_TARGET
- Sonyericsson conversations settings provider (custom) com.sonyericsson.permission.CONVERSATIONS_SETTINGS_PROVIDER
- Sonyericsson facebook (custom) com.sonyericsson.permission.FACEBOOK
- Sonyericsson idd (custom) com.sonyericsson.permission.IDD
- Sonyericsson renren (custom) com.sonyericsson.permission.RENREN
- Sonyericsson smartsearch (custom) com.sonyericsson.permission.SMARTSEARCH
- Sonyericsson voipcalllog (custom) com.sonyericsson.permission.VOIPCALLLOG
- Spline permission (custom) com.sonyericsson.eventstream.SPLINE_PERMISSION
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Voicemail add voicemail (custom) com.android.voicemail.permission.ADD_VOICEMAIL
- Voicemail read write all voicemail (custom) com.android.voicemail.permission.READ_WRITE_ALL_VOICEMAIL
- Write profile android.permission.WRITE_PROFILE
- Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
Required hardware & features
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Network location android.hardware.location.network
- Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
Contacts 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 Contacts APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store flagged this file with a security warning. Its signing certificate is also used for apps from 4 different developers. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d490ae997bf3da4f1836a205eadab485.