
Footy Live
Follow all the 2020 AFL and AFLW matches live with the #1 rated AFL Footy App
SportsMate Mobile · aussie.rules.live
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v8.1.67 (8167)
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026 (2 months ago)
- APK size
- 34 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.1+ (API 25)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Sports (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 12, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 23 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- sportsmatemobile.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Footy Live is an app by SportsMate Mobile in the Sports category, listed since at least April 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 8.1.16, the APK grew from 29.1 MB to 34 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 7.1. It asks for 23 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 8.1.66. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
5 versions are listed, going back to v8.1.16. New versions arrive here every few months. Since v8.1.58 it requires Android 7.1+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 12, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “SportsMate Mobile” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Aug 12, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Aug 12, 2026
- Signed byCN=Patrick Fitzgerald, OU=IT, O=SportsMate Mobile, L=Prahran, ST=Victoria, C=AU
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)A7:7C:EB:DB:8D:25:A1:AC:E1:DC:D0:5D:8E:A1:CE:EF:72:B1:67:A2
- File MD5b87b81f4b00bd736504325614e5936a0
- 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 (4 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (23)
Footy Live requests 23 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Ad services config android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
- 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) aussie.rules.live.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- 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
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Footy Live APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Footy Live for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 7.1 or later. Version 8.1.16 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 8.1.16 · All versions
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 Footy Live 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 4 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is b87b81f4b00bd736504325614e5936a0.