Mindfulness Coach
Audio exercises, a self-guided training program, & resources to support practice
US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) · gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.mindfulnesscoach
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.6.18 (40)
- Updated
- Nov 10, 2025 (11 months ago)
- APK size
- 99.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Health & Fitness (app)
- Listed since
- Jul 12, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 13 (2 sensitive)
- Website
- ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Mindfulness Coach is an app by US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the Health & Fitness category, listed since at least July 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 13 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read contacts and read media images. Compared with version 2.6.17, it drops 2 permissions: “Read media audio” and “Read media video”.
What's new in v2.6.18
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v2.6.17.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 10, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “US Department of Veterans Affairs” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 10, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 10, 2025
- Signed byCN=Kelly Ramsey, OU=US Department of Veterans Affairs, O=US Department of Veterans Affairs, L=Menlo Park, ST=CA, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)BC:36:91:1A:71:69:29:C2:77:6F:B2:48:27:37:32:DA:3A:A4:8D:9B
- File MD583053407ead7b0fc084af994165ff028
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (13)
Mindfulness Coach requests 13 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.mindfulnesscoach.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Mindfulness Coach APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Mindfulness Coach APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 83053407ead7b0fc084af994165ff028.
