Fast Contact Backup & Restore - Contact Transfer
SoftTex solutions · com.softtex.contactbackup
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.6 (6)
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 10.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.3+ (API 18)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 13, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 18 (8 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Fast Contact Backup & Restore - Contact Transfer is an app by SoftTex solutions in the Tools category, listed since at least April 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 18 permissions, 8 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and read contacts.
What's new in v1.6
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Apr 8, 2021
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)2E:99:38:91:0F:B2:07:9C:46:65:06:73:B5:6C:E2:5E:14:2E:2C:24
- File MD5ce9a5e8089926027c4a8dd65e1476954
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (18)
Fast Contact Backup & Restore - Contact Transfer requests 18 permissions, 8 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- 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
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
- Flashlight android.permission.FLASHLIGHT
- 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
- 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
- Location android.hardware.location
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Fast Contact Backup & Restore - Contact Transfer 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 Fast Contact Backup & Restore - Contact Transfer APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is ce9a5e8089926027c4a8dd65e1476954.
