
Device Care
Device Care - optimize your Galaxy smartphone
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · com.samsung.android.lool
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v13.8.82.1 (1388201000)
- Updated
- May 29, 2026 (4 months ago)
- APK size
- 26.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 11+ (API 30)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Jan 23, 2017
- Permissions
- 71 (1 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Device Care is an app by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in the Tools category, listed since January 2017. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
Since version 11.0.11.0, the APK grew from 10.6 MB to 26.8 MB. Since version 2.1.00.3, the minimum Android version rose from 7.0 to 11. It asks for 71 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: display over other apps. It asks for the same permissions as version 13.8.81.1.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
What's new in v13.8.82.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
9 versions are listed; the oldest rated Trusted is v2.1.00.3. New versions arrive here every few months. Since v13.8.71.1 it requires Android 11+.
Device Care among popular Tools apps
Device Care is one of the 36 most downloaded apps in our Tools category.
| App | Rating | Downloads | Download size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Assistant | 4.4 (141) | 2B | 2.4 MB |
| Device Care (this app) | 4.2 (144) | 2B | 26.8 MB |
| Calculator | 4.7 (54) | 1B+ | 5.9 MB |
| Google Lens | 4.5 (67) | 1B+ | 7 MB |
| Google Assistant Go | 4.1 (19) | 1B+ | 17.4 MB |
Apps listed next to it in our Tools 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 Ratings and download counts come from the source store; ratings with fewer than five votes and sizes of outdated listings aren't shown.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
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on May 29, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Samsung Corporation” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet May 29, 2026
- Validated against Google Play May 29, 2026
- Signed by[email protected], CN=Samsung Cert, OU=DMC, O=Samsung Corporation, L=Suwon City, ST=South Korea, C=KR
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)9C:A5:17:0F:38:19:19:DF:E0:44:6F:CD:AB:18:B1:9A:14:3B:31:63
- File MD5545f9b8a44b3e39e4d9f5eda197a5638
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (71)
Device Care requests 71 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Android read scpm (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.READ_SCPM
- Android resident swap (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.RESIDENT_SWAP
- Android run disk defragmentation (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.RUN_DISK_DEFRAGMENTATION
- Android sem app restriction (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SEM_APP_RESTRICTION
- Android write scpm (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.WRITE_SCPM
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Battery stats android.permission.BATTERY_STATS
- Context read context manager (custom) com.samsung.android.rubin.context.permission.READ_CONTEXT_MANAGER
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Delete packages android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES
- Diagmonagent diagmon (custom) com.sec.android.diagmonagent.permission.DIAGMON
- Diagmonagent diagmon survey (custom) com.sec.android.diagmonagent.permission.DIAGMON_SURVEY
- Diagmonagent provider (custom) com.sec.android.diagmonagent.permission.PROVIDER
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Interact across users android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- Interact across users full android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.samsung.android.lool.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Internal delete cache files android.permission.INTERNAL_DELETE_CACHE_FILES
- Invoke mpsm method (custom) com.samsung.permission.mpsm.INVOKE_MPSM_METHOD
- Kill background processes android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.samsung.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Lock provider (custom) com.samsung.android.app.clockpack.LOCK_PROVIDER
- Manage device admins android.permission.MANAGE_DEVICE_ADMINS
- Manage role holders android.permission.MANAGE_ROLE_HOLDERS
- Manage users android.permission.MANAGE_USERS
- Master clear android.permission.MASTER_CLEAR
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Permission (custom) com.samsung.android.settings.analyzestorage.permission
- Persona read persona manager (custom) com.samsung.android.rubin.persona.permission.READ_PERSONA_MANAGER
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read diagnosis result (custom) com.samsung.android.voc.diagnosis.provider.READ_DIAGNOSIS_RESULT
- Read ms data (custom) com.samsung.memorysaver.READ_MS_DATA
- Read privileged phone state android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
- Read search indexables android.permission.READ_SEARCH_INDEXABLES
- Real get tasks android.permission.REAL_GET_TASKS
- Reboot android.permission.REBOOT
- Retailagent retailmode (custom) com.samsung.sea.retailagent.permission.RETAILMODE
- Routines read routine info (custom) com.samsung.android.app.routines.permission.READ_ROUTINE_INFO
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Samsung hqm notification permission (custom) com.samsung.permission.HQM_NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION
- Samsung hrm ext (custom) com.samsung.permission.HRM_EXT
- Samsung read iafd data (custom) com.samsung.permission.READ_IAFD_DATA
- Samsung read sec common policy (custom) com.samsung.permission.READ_SEC_COMMON_POLICY
- Samsung read sm data (custom) com.samsung.permission.READ_SM_DATA
- Samsung write iafd data (custom) com.samsung.permission.WRITE_IAFD_DATA
- Samsung write sm data (custom) com.samsung.permission.WRITE_SM_DATA
- Samsungaccount account manager (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.ACCOUNT_MANAGER
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Sdm dmservice (custom) com.samsung.sdm.permission.DMSERVICE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- Settings soft reset (custom) com.sec.android.settings.permission.SOFT_RESET
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Sm bind device security (custom) com.samsung.android.sm.permission.BIND_DEVICE_SECURITY
- Spp token 62335eae576a8472487c0bbe04c6221ad1a97c365d9905902e37e6a2845c7480d02ed3bdcc3e642092335b5ec0d5c4a1b80a571bef7d4ec3da103dcb09c74fcd021080ced18c86427963428080eb22fb97de52a24ca9b34b8e071f65908bb5f485c67f9174a9359cc747076814830f8d2e2876c23c695086d0af7b51d3d548c9 (custom) com.sec.spp.permission.TOKEN_62335eae576a8472487c0bbe04c6221ad1a97c365d9905902e37e6a2845c7480d02ed3bdcc3e642092335b5ec0d5c4a1b80a571bef7d4ec3da103dcb09c74fcd021080ced18c86427963428080eb22fb97de52a24ca9b34b8e071f65908bb5f485c67f9174a9359cc747076814830f8d2e2876c23c695086d0af7b51d3d548c9
- Systemui keyguard image (custom) com.samsung.systemui.permission.KEYGUARD_IMAGE
- Tips use intent service (custom) com.samsung.android.app.tips.permission.USE_INTENT_SERVICE
- Ui launch rubin setting (custom) com.samsung.android.rubin.app.ui.permission.LAUNCH_RUBIN_SETTING
- Update exists (custom) com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.accesspermission.UPDATE_EXISTS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
- Wssnps com wssnps (custom) com.wssnps.permission.COM_WSSNPS
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
- Com samsung android api version 2402 com.samsung.android.api.version.2402
- Com samsung feature samsung experience mobile com.samsung.feature.samsung_experience_mobile
Device Care APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Device Care for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 11 or later. Version 11.0.11.0 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 10 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 11.0.11.0 · 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 Device Care APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 3 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 545f9b8a44b3e39e4d9f5eda197a5638.