Messages vL-1242878
APK · 1.2 MB · version code 20 · Android 1.0+ · uploaded Sep 11, 2014
- Signed with Android's public test key Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v15.72.20, uploaded May 26, 2025 — about 10 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 1.2 MB; the latest is 58.4 MB (57.2 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 1.0+; the latest needs Android 10+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 50 more permissions: Approximate location, Precise location, Access media location, View Wi-Fi connections, Bluetooth, Bluetooth admin, Bluetooth connect, Broadcast sticky….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Install drm, Mms send outbox msg, Write contacts, Modify shared storage.
File information
- Version
- vL-1242878 (20)
- Uploaded
- Sep 11, 2014
- Size
- 1.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 1.0+ (API 1)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Normal screens and larger
- MD5
- ed9604ac7fe5a7ec7c53b177dde91c2a
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 61:ED:37:7E:85:D3:86:A8:DF:EE:6B:86:4B:D8:5B:0B:FA:A5:AF:81
- Signed by
- [email protected], CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Android, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-android-mms-20-6951998-ed9604ac7fe5a7ec7c53b177dde91c2a.apk
- Package
- com.android.mms
- Downloads (all versions)
- 3.7M
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (20)
This version requests 20 permissions, 9 of them sensitive.
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- 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
- Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
- Receive mms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS
- Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Install drm android.permission.INSTALL_DRM
- Mms send outbox msg android.permission.MMS_SEND_OUTBOX_MSG
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write apn settings android.permission.WRITE_APN_SETTINGS
- Write sms android.permission.WRITE_SMS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Unknown
Signing certificate
- Signed with Android's public test key This key is published with Android's source code, so anyone can sign a file with it.
- The same certificate signs apps from 141 different developers Developers sign only their own apps, so this almost always means the files were re-signed by someone else — often after being modified.
- Other versions use a different certificate v15.72.20. Android normally won't update an installed app with a file signed by another certificate, and a new certificate can mean a different publisher. v15.72.20
Store checks
- Developer signature under review May 26, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Aug 22, 2020
- Uploaded by “eroe” Silver tier · 53,732 followers · uploading since 2012
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Messages on Android 1.0+
You'll need about 2.5 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (1.2 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-android-mms-20-6951998-ed9604ac7fe5a7ec7c53b177dde91c2a.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 ed9604ac7fe5a7ec7c53b177dde91c2a. 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?”. This file has no malware rating from the source store. If Play Protect warns about it, tap Cancel. 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 Messages — 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 1.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.