
At a glance
- Latest version
- v992.0 (992)
- Updated
- Oct 24, 2023 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 4.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 23, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 13 (1 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
FAKE SMS message is an app by FAKE SMS in the Tools category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 13 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: read contacts. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Oct 24, 2023.
- Certificate issued to “michcio” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Oct 24, 2023
- Validated against Google Play Oct 24, 2023
- Signed byCN=Micha? Babala, OU=Michal Company, O=michcio, L=Warsaw, ST=MAZOWIECKIE, C=05
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)24:57:B8:B6:CF:BE:A3:06:22:C0:50:A6:AF:8C:EA:D3:FB:46:1E:AD
- File MD5452922c3fa1c0a7cd9ab29ac93132515
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (13)
FAKE SMS message requests 13 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- 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
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) us.fake.sms.message.free.prank.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- 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
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
FAKE SMS message 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 FAKE SMS message 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. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 452922c3fa1c0a7cd9ab29ac93132515.