At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.7 (8)
- Updated
- Sep 21, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 7.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Aug 22, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 9 (3 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Hidden Apps Finder- Spy Apps Detector is an app by Samy Lab in the Tools category, listed since at least August 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 1.0, the APK grew from 6 MB to 7.8 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 4.1 to 4.4. It asks for 9 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: call phone, approximate location and read phone status and identity. Compared with version 1.0, it adds 3 new permissions: “Approximate location”, “Request delete packages” and “Run foreground services”.
What's new in v1.7
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v1.0. Since v1.7 it requires Android 4.4+.
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.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified May 1, 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)AE:BE:86:4B:46:FF:3C:A7:25:23:D0:0B:D5:61:26:76:62:09:5F:42
- File MD5ada90ef2be2cc66597198b402cfda18d
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (9)
Hidden Apps Finder- Spy Apps Detector requests 9 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Request delete packages android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- 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
- Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Hidden Apps Finder- Spy Apps Detector APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Hidden Apps Finder- Spy Apps Detector for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 4.4 or later. Version 1.0 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.1 and later. Get version 1.0 · All versions
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 Hidden Apps Finder- Spy Apps Detector APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is ada90ef2be2cc66597198b402cfda18d.
