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Contacts

Back up your contacts & access them anywhere

Google Inc. · com.google.android.contacts

4.5 (91 ratings) 2B downloads v899.9999.999 9.4 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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  • Signed with Android's public test key Details

At a glance

Latest version
v899.9999.999 (999999999)
Updated
Mar 31, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size
9.4 MB
Requires
Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Google Play services
Required
Category
Communication (app)
Listed since
Oct 20, 2014
Permissions
30
Website
android.com
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Contacts is an app by Google Inc. in the Communication category, listed since October 2014. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor. It needs Google Play services, so it may not work on phones without them.

It asks for 30 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 4.2.24.508113282, it adds 5 new permissions (“Access adservices attribution”, “Access adservices topics”, “Advertising ID” and 2 more) and drops 18 (“Access rcs user capability exchange”, “Call phone”, “Find accounts on the device” and 15 more). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

4.5out of 591 ratings
  • 5 ★75%
  • 4 ★13%
  • 3 ★7%
  • 2 ★2%
  • 1 ★3%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v899.9999.999

• 'Your info' is now at the top of the contacts list to make it easy to view and share your info • View contact details with an updated design

Description

From the listing uploaded by “apps”.

Back up and sync your contacts across all your devices • Keep your contacts safely backed up to your Google Account • Access your contacts from anywhere that you're signed in, including your next phone • Recover contacts deleted in the last 30 days from Bin Keep your contacts organised and up to date • View your contacts by account (such as work or personal) • Easily add contacts and edit information like phone numbers, emails and photos • Get help merging duplicate contacts, adding useful details and more Connect with the people that matter most • View highlights, like upcoming birthdays and anniversaries • Add birthday notifications so you never miss a special day • Easily access contacts that you recently added or viewed Also available for Wear OS, including a favourite contacts tile and contact complication

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v3.6.8.256022923. Since v899.9999.999 it requires Android 4.4+.

v899.9999.999 LATEST Mar 31, 2024 9.4 MB TRUSTED v4.2.24.508113282 Aug 4, 2026 15.5 MB TRUSTED v3.6.8.256022923 Jul 14, 2023 8.8 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Contacts among popular Communication apps

Contacts is one of the 36 most downloaded apps in our Communication category.

AppRatingDownloadsDownload size
WhatsApp Messenger 4.1 (31,974) 2B 141.8 MB
Contacts (this app) 4.5 (91) 2B 9.4 MB
Google Meet 4.5 (388) 2B –
Messenger 4.3 (13,214) 2B 148.5 MB
Snapchat 4.2 (15,044) 1B+ –

Apps listed next to it in our Communication ranking by downloads (pre-installed system apps left out). Ratings and download counts come from the source store; ratings with fewer than five votes and sizes of outdated listings aren't shown.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signed with Android's public test key This key is published with Android's source code, so anyone can sign a file with it.
  • The same certificate signs apps from 141 different developers Developers sign only their own apps, so this almost always means the files were re-signed by someone else — often after being modified.
  • Other versions use a different certificate v4.2.24.508113282 and v3.6.8.256022923. Android normally won't update an installed app with a file signed by another certificate, and a new certificate can mean a different publisher. v4.2.24.508113282 · v3.6.8.256022923

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature under review Feb 4, 2026
  • Antivirus scan result not available
  • Signed by[email protected], CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Android, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)61:ED:37:7E:85:D3:86:A8:DF:EE:6B:86:4B:D8:5B:0B:FA:A5:AF:81
  • File MD52719aa2f1f8418dce583a746d568772a
  • Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010

Scans and ratings 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 — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.

Permissions (30)

Contacts requests 30 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Contacts APK: questions and answers

Does Contacts need Google Play services?

Yes. The APK declares Google Play services as required, so it may not work on phones without them, such as recent Huawei models.

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 rates this file Trusted. It is signed with Android's public test key, which anyone can use. Its signing certificate is also used for apps from 141 different developers. Some other versions are signed with a different certificate. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2719aa2f1f8418dce583a746d568772a.

Tags

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