Contacts v3.6.8.256022923
APK · 8.8 MB · version code 2232485 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Jul 14, 2023
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v899.9999.999, uploaded Mar 31, 2024 — about 9 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 8.8 MB; the latest is 9.4 MB (569.7 KB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 4.4+.
- The latest version asks for 23 more permissions: Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, View Wi-Fi connections, Show notifications, Read app badge, Launcher update count (custom), Internal broadcast protection (app-defined), Push messaging (app-defined)….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Call phone, Find accounts on the device, Manage accounts, Nfc, Read contacts, Read shared storage, Read phone status and identity, Read sync settings….
File information
- Version
- v3.6.8.256022923 (2232485)
- Uploaded
- Jul 14, 2023
- Size
- 8.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Google Play services
- Required
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 345d362eff4155d0f7450af751574665
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- EE:3E:2B:5D:95:36:5C:5A:1C:CC:2D:8D:FE:48:D9:4E:B3:3B:3E:BE
- Signed by
- CN=contacts, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-google-android-contacts-2232485-65475038-345d362eff4155d0f7450af751574665.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.contacts
- Downloads (all versions)
- 2B
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v3.6.8.256022923
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
Permissions (24)
This version requests 24 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Gm read gmail (custom) com.google.android.gm.permission.READ_GMAIL
- Googleapps google auth (custom) com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read sync stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Google Inc.” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Other versions use a different certificate v899.9999.999 and v4.2.24.508113282. Android normally won't update an installed app with a file signed by another certificate, and a new certificate can mean a different publisher. v899.9999.999 · v4.2.24.508113282
Store checks
- Developer signature under review May 6, 2025
- Uploaded by “dannybhoy82” 1 followers · uploading since 2023
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 Contacts on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 17.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (8.8 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-google-android-contacts-2232485-65475038-345d362eff4155d0f7450af751574665.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 345d362eff4155d0f7450af751574665. 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 Contacts — 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 5.0+). 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.