At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.0.47 (304700000)
- Updated
- May 15, 2026 (5 months ago)
- APK size
- 4.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 10+ (API 29)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Permissions
- 17 (4 sensitive)
About this APK
File Guardian is an app. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 17 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including access all files, read shared storage and see all installed apps.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “djaystiney”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Samsung Corporation” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jan 18, 2023
- Antivirus scan result not available
- 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 MD5b5700d4630e7bdbf78fcf025ce0d4712
- Uploaded by “djaystiney” 546 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (17)
File Guardian requests 17 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Change component enabled state android.permission.CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE
- Galaxylabs manage media storage (custom) com.sec.android.galaxylabs.permission.MANAGE_MEDIA_STORAGE
- Icebox write file db (custom) com.android.samsung.icebox.permission.WRITE_FILE_DB
- Interact across users android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- Myfiles manage trash (custom) com.sec.android.app.myfiles.permission.MANAGE_TRASH
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Start activities from background android.permission.START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND
- Utilityagent inner apps interaction (custom) com.android.samsung.utilityagent.permission.INNER_APPS_INTERACTION
- Utilityapp inner apps interaction (custom) com.android.samsung.utilityapp.permission.INNER_APPS_INTERACTION
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write media storage android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
File Guardian 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 File Guardian 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 b5700d4630e7bdbf78fcf025ce0d4712.