GPS Phone Tracker Spy v12.8.9
APK · 6 MB · version code 129 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Dec 20, 2018
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v12.9.7, uploaded Oct 8, 2025 — about 6 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 6 MB; the latest is 6.2 MB (117.2 KB larger).
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: Request ignore battery optimizations, Request installing other apps.
File information
- Version
- v12.8.9 (129)
- Uploaded
- Dec 20, 2018
- Size
- 6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 4f11708d37387afc296ce64cc524cbb0
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- A8:91:02:34:48:4D:33:D3:D5:A7:FE:E1:F5:74:AF:35:9F:27:1A:0D
- Signed by
- CN=Ed Danil, OU=Mobile Development, O=TaipanCompany, L=Sumy, ST=Ukrain, C=38
- File name
- com-startup-find-location-129-42698647-4f11708d37387afc296ce64cc524cbb0.apk
- Package
- com.startup.find_location
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v12.8.9
V 11.7
The features of the "Apps Monitoring" function for devices with android V 7.0 and higher are extended.
Reduces the wait time for the request.
Automatic setting of sound recording parameters (listening to the environment).
Added the ability to disable the fixation of a control point by distance.
Permissions (22)
This version requests 22 permissions, 12 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Process outgoing calls Sensitive android.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS
- 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
- Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
- Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- Billing (custom) com.appcoins.BILLING
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Quickboot poweron android.permission.QUICKBOOT_POWERON
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- 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
- Write sms android.permission.WRITE_SMS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “TaipanCompany” Not the developer's name (“app developer”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Dec 20, 2018
- Antivirus scan passed Apr 5, 2021
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install GPS Phone Tracker Spy on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 12.1 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (6 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-startup-find-location-129-42698647-4f11708d37387afc296ce64cc524cbb0.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 4f11708d37387afc296ce64cc524cbb0. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open GPS Phone Tracker Spy — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 4.4+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.