Messages v5.0.1-cc25aff5ea
APK · 3.9 MB · version code 21 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Dec 7, 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 3.9 MB; the latest is 58.4 MB (54.5 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 10+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 49 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: Change phone blacklist, Disable keyguard, Get tasks, Install drm, Mms send outbox msg, Read phone blacklist, Write contacts, Modify shared storage….
File information
- Version
- v5.0.1-cc25aff5ea (21)
- Uploaded
- Dec 7, 2014
- Size
- 3.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 0398f8326c4e56d3aeb4e072080f7943
- 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-21-7862935-0398f8326c4e56d3aeb4e072080f7943.apk
- Package
- com.android.mms
- Downloads (all versions)
- 3.7M
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (28)
This version requests 28 permissions, 10 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
- Receive wap push Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Browser read history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Browser write history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change phone blacklist android.permission.CHANGE_PHONE_BLACKLIST
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Disable keyguard android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- 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
- Qualcomm use phone service (custom) com.qualcomm.permission.USE_PHONE_SERVICE
- Read phone blacklist android.permission.READ_PHONE_BLACKLIST
- 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 5, 2020
- Uploaded by “hansljs” 2 followers · uploading since 2013
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 5.0+
You'll need about 7.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (3.9 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-21-7862935-0398f8326c4e56d3aeb4e072080f7943.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 0398f8326c4e56d3aeb4e072080f7943. 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 5.0+). 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.