Easy Contacts Cleaner
Simply merge duplicate contacts, cleanup & remove unnecessary contacts
YT Dev Ltd · com.simpler.merge
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v16.5.14 (1216)
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026 (8 days ago)
- APK size
- 24.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Productivity (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 14, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 30 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- simplercontacts.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Easy Contacts Cleaner is an app by YT Dev Ltd in the Productivity category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 30 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including read contacts, find accounts on the device and read shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 16.5.6. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
What's new in v16.5.14
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to v16.4.5.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Oct 1, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “YT Dev” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Oct 1, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Oct 1, 2026
- Signed byCN=Yoni Tserruya Guy Hamawi, O=YT Dev, L=Tel Aviv, ST=Israel, C=IL
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)11:17:22:67:EE:39:AC:7F:ED:D2:90:C0:0F:DD:64:AD:9E:8E:26:6F
- File MD5171080ae76e79a8d5069cd4bcf5cf2d0
- 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 (30)
Easy Contacts Cleaner requests 30 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.simpler.merge.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Easy Contacts Cleaner APK: questions and answers
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 Easy Contacts Cleaner 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 171080ae76e79a8d5069cd4bcf5cf2d0.
