Galaxy Buds Manager
This app allows you to use features when connected to a Galaxy Buds device.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · com.samsung.accessory.fridaymgr
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.1.26031351 (2026031351)
- Updated
- Mar 31, 2026 (6 months ago)
- APK size
- 10.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Jan 21, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 41 (8 sensitive)
- Website
- samsung.com/sec
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Galaxy Buds Manager is an app by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in the Tools category, listed since at least January 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 41 permissions, 8 of them sensitive, including read contacts, read sms and read call log. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.1.25102751.
What's new in v2.1.26031351
Improved system stability and reliability
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
The Galaxy Buds Manager allows you to use features such as device settings and status view when connected to a Galaxy Buds device.
This application does not work alone because this is a component of the Galaxy Wearable application.
The Galaxy Wearable application has to be installed first for the Galaxy Buds Manager application to operate normally.
※ Please allow the permissions of the Galaxy Buds Manager in Android Settings to use all the features in Android 6.0 or later.
Settings > Applications > Application manager > Galaxy Buds Manager > Permissions
※ Access permission information
The following permissions are required for the app service. The basic features of the service can be used, even if optional permissions aren't granted.
[Required Permissions]
- Nearby devices : Purpose for confirming to search Buds Devices
[Optional Permissions]
- Phone : Purpose for confirming Contacts information for voice notification function
- Contacts : Purpose for confirming Contacts information for voice notification function
- SMS: Purpose for confirming SMS contents for voice notification
- Calendar : Purpose for checking Calendar information for using voice notification function
- Call logs : Purpose for confirming Call logs information for voice notification function
- Files and Media: (Android 12) Used to update earbuds software and save log files
- Storage: (Android 11 or lower) Used to update earbuds software and save log files
If your system software version is lower than Android 6.0, please update the software to configure App permissions.
Previously allowed permissions can be reset on Apps menu in device settings after software update.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v2.1.25062451.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Mar 31, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Samsung Corporation” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Mar 31, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Mar 31, 2026
- 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 MD51666564f5089254baebf8f8c728c9c70
- 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 (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (41)
Galaxy Buds Manager requests 41 permissions, 8 of them sensitive.
- Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Read calendar Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
- Read call log Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone numbers Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Access keyguard secure storage android.permission.ACCESS_KEYGUARD_SECURE_STORAGE
- Android sem auto bind notification listener service (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SEM_AUTO_BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Budsunitemgr signature (custom) com.samsung.accessory.budsunitemgr.permission.SIGNATURE
- Clockpackage read alarm (custom) com.sec.android.app.clockpackage.permission.READ_ALARM
- Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
- Diagmonagent diagmon (custom) com.sec.android.diagmonagent.permission.DIAGMON
- Fridaymgr signature (custom) com.samsung.accessory.fridaymgr.permission.SIGNATURE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Hearablemgr access unified host manager (custom) com.samsung.accessory.hearablemgr.permission.ACCESS_UNIFIED_HOST_MANAGER
- Hearablemgr write app registry (custom) com.samsung.accessory.hearablemgr.permission.WRITE_APP_REGISTRY
- Hostmanager access unified host manager (custom) com.samsung.android.hostmanager.permission.ACCESS_UNIFIED_HOST_MANAGER
- Hostmanager write app registry (custom) com.samsung.android.hostmanager.permission.WRITE_APP_REGISTRY
- Interact across users android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.samsung.accessory.fridaymgr.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Local mac address android.permission.LOCAL_MAC_ADDRESS
- Manage users android.permission.MANAGE_USERS
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Phone read call settings (custom) com.sec.android.phone.permission.READ_CALL_SETTINGS
- Phone write call settings (custom) com.sec.android.phone.permission.WRITE_CALL_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read logs android.permission.READ_LOGS
- Remove tasks android.permission.REMOVE_TASKS
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Samsung wearablelogrequest (custom) samsung.permission.wearablelogrequest
- Set process limit android.permission.SET_PROCESS_LIMIT
- Soagent accessory (custom) com.samsung.android.soagent.permission.ACCESSORY
- Spp token 88d459474f87d0c664641a15ad597c8d6c401001cfdfd2fbbeb7aa8e347533e4d13a36e7c8a88e084cd592ba1b0093f4f6d222914fa1b4e375fed5f090c196ec4aa2bf5aab7cf3056574d55a62bbcdfdd0042e4cac57bb8bd74ffa9008de23db64a3c564cb194e69960a5f69cd1ef668c2a16e8bc539126aeb0b8c20aac5af9d (custom) com.sec.spp.permission.TOKEN_88d459474f87d0c664641a15ad597c8d6c401001cfdfd2fbbeb7aa8e347533e4d13a36e7c8a88e084cd592ba1b0093f4f6d222914fa1b4e375fed5f090c196ec4aa2bf5aab7cf3056574d55a62bbcdfdd0042e4cac57bb8bd74ffa9008de23db64a3c564cb194e69960a5f69cd1ef668c2a16e8bc539126aeb0b8c20aac5af9d
- Start activities from background android.permission.START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Galaxy Buds Manager 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 Galaxy Buds Manager 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 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 1666564f5089254baebf8f8c728c9c70.
