Kavalan - SOS
KAVALAN - SOS is a one of a kind initiative by Tamil Nadu State Police
Tamil Nadu Police, Chennai · com.amtexsystems.kavalansos
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.0.4 (8)
- Updated
- May 18, 2020 (6 years ago)
- APK size
- 5.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0+ (API 14)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Lifestyle (app)
- Listed since
- Sep 19, 2018 (at least)
- Permissions
- 27 (13 sensitive)
- Website
- amtexsystems.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Kavalan - SOS is an app by Tamil Nadu Police, Chennai in the Lifestyle category, listed since at least September 2018. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 27 permissions, 13 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and record audio.
What's new in v1.0.4
Off-line SOS supported
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
Tamil Nadu Police Department is proud to bring to people of the state, the KAVALAN SOS App as a part of the Tamil Nadu State Police Master Control Room initiative, which the people of Tamil Nadu can use to seek police assistance instantly in emergency situations such as physical emergencies, eve teasing, kidnapping or natural disasters such as Floods, earthquakes etc
WHO IS THE KAVALAN SOS APP FOR ?
Citizens of Tamil Nadu especially women and children, can use the Kavalan App whenever they feel vulnerable or threatened so that help from the Police can reach them at the earliest no matter where they are. People can also contact the Police instantly through this service during emergencies such as natural disasters. Anonymous complaints can also be verified immediately, saving time and resources in the price
HOW DOES THE “KAVALAN SOS” APP WORK ?
Tamil Nadu Police Department’s official app "Kavalan SOS” is available for Android and iOS.
After installation, provide your personal mobile number, home address and an alternate mobile number for registration.
Post registration, provide mandatory details like your email address, date of birth, gender, address and city.
Provide contact details of any TWO relatives or close friends as Emergency Contacts preferably living in the same city. Details such as mobile number, name and relationship is mandatory. Additionally, you can add a third contact person as an Emergency contact.
You will receive an activation code on your registered mobile number to complete sign up.
Enter your activation code and your sign in process is complete. The Kavalan Home screen will be displayed post this.
During an emergency, pressing the SOS button on the home page starts a 5 second countdown.
After 5 seconds, the app automatically sends your current location on the map along with a video from your back camera to the Kavalan team. Within a minute, the team will contact you.
Simultaneously, your location will also be sent to your preregistered “Emergency Contacts" as an SMS alert.
KAVALAN - SOS is powered by Amtex Systems
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
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.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified May 18, 2020
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 9, 2020
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)7D:21:B7:C8:18:AE:6E:72:8E:88:26:C9:E2:CB:36:49:69:2D:03:E4
- File MD58607afd0786b2dd43111a996bd20920c
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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Permissions (27)
Kavalan - SOS requests 27 permissions, 13 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- 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
- Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Flashlight android.permission.FLASHLIGHT
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Interact across users full android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Modify phone state android.permission.modify_phone_state
- Prevent power key android.permission.PREVENT_POWER_KEY
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.amtexsystems.kavalansos.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Record video android.permission.RECORD_VIDEO
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Camera autofocus android.hardware.camera.autofocus
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Network location android.hardware.location.network
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
Kavalan - SOS 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 Kavalan - SOS 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 8607afd0786b2dd43111a996bd20920c.
