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ICQ: Video Calls & Chat Rooms Beta

My.com · com.icq.mobile.client

4.2 (113 ratings) 10M+ downloads v7.5.2(1103950)-Beta 44 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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  • Same certificate as the 6 other versions checked Details

At a glance

Latest version
v7.5.2(1103950)-Beta (1103950) · Beta build
Updated
Oct 28, 2024 (1 year ago)
APK size
44 MB
Requires
Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support
ARM 32-bit
Category
Communication (app)
Listed since
Jan 18, 2019 (at least)
Permissions
44 (10 sensitive)
Website
icq.com
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

ICQ: Video Calls & Chat Rooms is an app by My.com in the Communication category, listed since at least January 2019. It includes native code only for ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

Since version 7.2(823121), the APK grew from 33.7 MB to 44 MB. It asks for 44 permissions, 10 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and read contacts. Compared with version 6.17(1102820)-Beta, it adds 2 new permissions (“Call phone” and “Request installing other apps”) and drops 5 (“Authenticate accounts”, “Find accounts on the device”, “Manage accounts” and 2 more).

Ratings

4.2out of 5113 ratings
  • 5 ★58%
  • 4 ★21%
  • 3 ★10%
  • 2 ★4%
  • 1 ★6%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v7.5.2(1103950)-Beta

- Fixes and improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.

ICQ is a messaging app for those who are always online. Calls, voice messages, chats, channels, and everything you need for communication all in one handy messenger. ➜ Voice and video calls In order not to spend money on phone calls, make calls via ICQ: make voice and video calls, with a large group or one-on-one. Calling your friends with the ICQ messenger is super easy. ➜ Stickers Why write when you can send a sticker? ICQ offers suggestions based on the context of the message. ➜ Suggest responses ICQ analyzes what someone wrote to you and recommends ready-made responses. Use them when you are too lazy to type or you need a simple reaction — “OK”, “Thank you”, “I will do it”. ➜ Converts voice messages Can't listen? Just read. The ICQ messaging app converts voice messages to text. It can help when you are on the subway, with someone else, in a meeting, or when you have forgotten your headphones. ➜ Channels, chats, bots Read and subscribe to interesting channels, create group chats and chat with friends, use messenger bots to make your life easier. ➜ Many free nicknames Hurry up to choose a good looking nickname using your first and last name. As a plus to your privacy, its not necessary to share your phone number through the messaging app. ➜ Video call masks When a video call is boring, try using a mask. We have made 30 animated 3D masks with familiar and unusual themes. Have fun with video calls! ➜ Photos and videos without compression If you want to show someone beautiful high-quality photos and videos, send them without compression. And if quality is not important, the file will be sent in a couple of seconds. ➜ Sync between devices On any device, you will see your contacts, messages, one-to-one and group chats, and channels. All correspondence and data will appear, even on a new phone, which means that you do not need to make backups.

Version history

11 versions are listed, going back to v7.2(823121). Since v7.5.2(1103950)-Beta it requires Android 4.4+.

v7.5.2(1103950)-Beta LATEST Oct 28, 2024 44 MB TRUSTED v6.17(1102820)-Beta Oct 28, 2024 25.5 MB TRUSTED v6.17(1102600)-Beta Oct 28, 2024 25.1 MB TRUSTED v8.5(824330) Oct 28, 2024 73.2 MB TRUSTED v8.3.1(824250) Oct 28, 2024 73.4 MB TRUSTED

All 11 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “ICQ” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
  • Same certificate as the 6 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature not verified Nov 12, 2021
  • Antivirus scan passed Oct 21, 2020
  • Tested by the source store's staff Aug 4, 2020
  • Signed byCN=Unknown, OU=Unknown, O=ICQ, L=Tal Aviv, ST=Unknown, C=IL
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)F3:AA:2E:92:9D:B3:3E:65:01:F3:5C:34:14:C9:22:6D:66:03:DE:80
  • File MD52af618bde3c63a4dd2ac7242b32ee872
  • Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018

Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (6 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.

Permissions (44)

ICQ: Video Calls & Chat Rooms requests 44 permissions, 10 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

ICQ: Video Calls & Chat Rooms APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of ICQ: Video Calls & Chat Rooms for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 4.4 or later. Version 6.17(1102820)-Beta is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.3 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 6.17(1102820)-Beta · 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 ICQ: Video Calls & Chat Rooms 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 6 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2af618bde3c63a4dd2ac7242b32ee872.

Tags

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