Hong Kong Police Mobile App
An instant, on-the-go access to the information of HKPF.
Hong Kong Police Force · hk.gov.police.mobile
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.5.17 (42)
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 22.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Social (app)
- Listed since
- Jul 29, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 15 (7 sensitive)
- Website
- police.gov.hk
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Hong Kong Police Mobile App is an app by Hong Kong Police Force in the Social category, listed since at least July 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 15 permissions, 7 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and record audio.
What's new in v2.5.17
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “HKSARG” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 9, 2024
- Signed byCN=Hong Kong Police Force, OU=Hong Kong Police Force, O=HKSARG, L=Hong Kong
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)AF:55:EE:11:67:63:27:BD:A9:12:3D:E1:2E:77:B1:38:44:31:50:B1
- File MD50526a09d071121aec5f38ab9aaf60086
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (15)
Hong Kong Police Mobile App requests 15 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- 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
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Camera2 android.permission.CAMERA2
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) hk.gov.police.mobile.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Hong Kong Police Mobile App 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 Hong Kong Police Mobile App 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 0526a09d071121aec5f38ab9aaf60086.
