At a glance
- Latest version
- v994.0 (994)
- Updated
- May 30, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 3.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Entertainment (app)
- Listed since
- Dec 10, 2022 (at least)
- Permissions
- 18 (6 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Fake incoming call (prank) is an app by BarGuys in the Entertainment category, listed since at least December 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 18 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including record audio, read contacts and read media images. It asks for the same permissions as version 992.0. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v992.0.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “w” Not the developer's name (“BarGuys”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified May 30, 2024
- Signed byCN=w
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)EC:36:08:F2:CB:14:6C:AC:B2:5D:4F:26:F9:7E:7F:CB:36:FC:B3:A7
- File MD5fbb7d05d8ca5fc0655fe982a94e41364
- 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 (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (18)
Fake incoming call (prank) requests 18 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read media audio Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Disable keyguard android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Use exact alarm android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Fake incoming call (prank) 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 Fake incoming call (prank) 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 the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is fbb7d05d8ca5fc0655fe982a94e41364.
