
Lock for Whats Chat App - Secure Private Chat
InoCreative Studio · com.whats.chat.app.locker
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.0.16 (16)
- Updated
- Sep 12, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 7.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Oct 17, 2019 (at least)
- Permissions
- 7 (3 sensitive)
- Website
- inocreativestudios.co
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Lock for Whats Chat App - Secure Private Chat is an app by InoCreative Studio in the Tools category, listed since at least October 2019. It includes native code only for ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.
It asks for 7 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: approximate location, read shared storage and bind accessibility service.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
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.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jan 30, 2020
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)D5:6B:4A:0F:3F:CB:33:42:A3:D2:0D:A7:3E:72:A9:37:23:5D:2C:CC
- File MD540713559b44ffa7358531861bd5c30c1
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (7)
Lock for Whats Chat App - Secure Private Chat requests 7 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Bind accessibility service Sensitive android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Lock for Whats Chat App - Secure Private Chat 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 Lock for Whats Chat App - Secure Private Chat 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 40713559b44ffa7358531861bd5c30c1.