myFOSSIL

AtmosphereApps · edu.ufl.myfossils

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v2.1.36 15 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.1.36 (36)
Updated: Dec 31, 2020 (5 years ago)
APK size: 15 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Social (app)
Permissions: 10 (4 sensitive)
Website: myfossil.org
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

myFOSSIL is an app by AtmosphereApps in the Social category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 10 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage.

What's new in v2.1.36

Streamlined registration

Description

From the listing uploaded by “sgraham”.

Emphasizing citizens as scientists, the myFOSSIL mobile app helps users engage with the practice of paleontology, connect with others who share their interests, and collaborate on fossil field trips, research, and more. Users follow groups focused around a topic, event, or location. They then connect with group members by sharing photos and updates about their paleontological activities. Group members may include any of the nearly 1,000 amateur and professional paleontologists currently in the myfossil.org community. Directly from the field, users can upload fossil images to the myFOSSIL gallery to compare and discuss their finds and techniques. By adding in details about location, taxonomy, and geology, these fossil images become scientific records accessible to researchers and educators worldwide. Beyond specimens, users can also document and share paleontological methods, events, collecting sites, and more! Designed to facilitate a visually rich form of social learning, the myFOSSIL mobile app allows users to become part of the larger social paleontology community.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Unknown

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 not checked yet Dec 31, 2020
Antivirus scan passed Jan 8, 2021
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)2A:25:2E:4B:37:40:26:D9:9D:3E:A4:74:10:83:E9:6F:84:AD:E7:E3
File MD5285285c579364c0a266a0f6a32fc4114
Uploaded by “sgraham” Bronze tier · 1,381 followers · uploading since 2016

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Permissions (10)

myFOSSIL requests 10 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
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

myFOSSIL 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 myFOSSIL 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 285285c579364c0a266a0f6a32fc4114.