ICQ: Video Calls & Chat Rooms v7.4.1(823421)
APK · 40.8 MB · version code 823424 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Feb 1, 2019
- Same certificate as the 6 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v7.5.2(1103950)-Beta, uploaded Oct 28, 2024 — about 5 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 40.8 MB; the latest is 44 MB (3.3 MB larger).
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: Call phone, Read call log.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Authenticate accounts, Find accounts on the device, Manage accounts.
File information
- Version
- v7.4.1(823421) (823424)
- Uploaded
- Feb 1, 2019
- Size
- 40.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- a3500318ee19b474451408d9bebaa93d
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- F3:AA:2E:92:9D:B3:3E:65:01:F3:5C:34:14:C9:22:6D:66:03:DE:80
- Signed by
- CN=Unknown, OU=Unknown, O=ICQ, L=Tal Aviv, ST=Unknown, C=IL
- File name
- com-icq-mobile-client-823424-47126249-a3500318ee19b474451408d9bebaa93d.apk
- Package
- com.icq.mobile.client
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v7.4.1(823421)
Improvements for reliability and speed
Permissions (45)
This version requests 45 permissions, 9 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Client get settings (custom) com.icq.mobile.client.permission.GET_SETTINGS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Disable keyguard android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.icq.mobile.client.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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 sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
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
- Developer signature not verified Nov 11, 2021
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 12, 2020
- 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 (6 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install ICQ: Video Calls & Chat Rooms on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 81.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (40.8 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-icq-mobile-client-823424-47126249-a3500318ee19b474451408d9bebaa93d.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 a3500318ee19b474451408d9bebaa93d. 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 ICQ: Video Calls & Chat Rooms — 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.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for ARM 32-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.