At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.3 (3)
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2024 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 2.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 3.0+ (API 11)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 10, 2019 (at least)
- Permissions
- 12 (6 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Need Tools is an app by HaloSoft in the Tools category, listed since at least April 2019. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 12 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read phone status and identity.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “halo yaz?l?m” Not the developer's name (“HaloSoft”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Feb 15, 2017
- Antivirus scan passed Jun 11, 2020
- Signed byCN=halo yaz?l?m
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)79:D1:32:76:77:4D:AE:25:08:C5:10:F2:81:58:4D:54:A4:60:42:94
- File MD5a717aa7baa06e6d9d00e975bea276fef
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures. AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (12)
Need Tools requests 12 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Access coarse updates android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_UPDATES
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Network location android.hardware.location.network
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Need Tools 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 Need Tools APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is a717aa7baa06e6d9d00e975bea276fef.
