Maptology

Marcus Handte · com.maptology.android.app

Not rated yet 1+ downloads v1.0.6 4.9 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.0.6 (11)
Updated: Aug 14, 2020 (6 years ago)
APK size: 4.9 MB
Requires: Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Maps & Navigation (app)
Listed since: Jun 29, 2020 (at least)
Permissions: 9 (2 sensitive)
Website: nes.uni-due.de/staff/handte
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Maptology is an app by Marcus Handte in the Maps & Navigation category, listed since at least June 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 9 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location.

What's new in v1.0.6

Updated data source for map tiles.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “split-store”.

Maptology enables you to share your location with your friends. No need for accounts, no ads, completely free*. Give it a try! For location sharing, you do not need to sign up for an account and your friend does not need to install the Maptology mobile app. Instead, you simply generate a sharing link using your app and send the link to your friend (e.g. via email, messenger, social network, etc.). By clicking the link, your friend will be redirected to the Maptology web application which shows your current location and an optional message and destination on a map. If your friends are using the Maptology mobile app, they can also use the app to store the link and view your location without going through a web browser. To protect your privacy, you can configure an expiration time for your sharing links, and you can pause the sharing of individual links or all links at any point in time. If you decide to create an account, you can configure the Maptology web service to automatically track visits to your favorite places. If you do so, you can use the Maptology web application to view your places, visits and device location history. Of course, you can export your visits and places whenever you want. * Maptology is the result of a student project of the Networked Embedded Systems group at the Universität Duisburg-Essen. When installing the app, we kindly ask for your permission to use your anonymized location data for our research. If you opt in, we get access to your data in return for operating the service. However, if you do not opt in, it will be completely free with no strings attached.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Unknown

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Universitaet Duisburg-Essen” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Aug 14, 2020
Antivirus scan passed Jan 11, 2021
Signed byCN=Marcus Handte, OU=NES, O=Universitaet Duisburg-Essen, L=Essen, ST=NRW, C=DE
Signing certificate (SHA-1)4E:4B:1A:54:6E:9A:72:9E:26:7E:D4:7E:C0:5C:AD:26:C3:AE:D9:0B
File MD54ea2c63ed5a2215e14a251c1643660fc
Uploaded by “split-store” Gold tier · 24,358 followers · uploading since 2019

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Permissions (9)

Maptology requests 9 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Maptology 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 Maptology APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 4ea2c63ed5a2215e14a251c1643660fc.