Parental controls
com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.9.01.2 (290102100)
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2026 (2 months ago)
- APK size
- 13 MB
- Requires
- Android 11+ (API 30)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Permissions
- 33 (2 sensitive)
About this APK
Parental controls is an app. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
Since version 2.5.88.4, the APK grew from 11.3 MB to 13 MB. It asks for 33 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: display over other apps and see all installed apps. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.9.00.7. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “nelcas”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v2.5.88.4.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Samsung Corporation” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Aug 11, 2026
- Signed by[email protected], CN=Samsung Cert, OU=DMC, O=Samsung Corporation, L=Suwon City, ST=South Korea, C=KR
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)9C:A5:17:0F:38:19:19:DF:E0:44:6F:CD:AB:18:B1:9A:14:3B:31:63
- File MD5ae44aaa8a723ca8fe372191836b4218e
- Uploaded by “nelcas” 549 followers · uploading since 2025
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (33)
Parental controls requests 33 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Android read scpm (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.READ_SCPM
- Broadcast permission (custom) com.osp.app.signin.BROADCAST_PERMISSION
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Inject events android.permission.INJECT_EVENTS
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Manage activity stacks android.permission.MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS
- Manage activity tasks android.permission.MANAGE_ACTIVITY_TASKS
- Manage app ops modes android.permission.MANAGE_APP_OPS_MODES
- Manage users android.permission.MANAGE_USERS
- Parentalcare receive broadcast (custom) com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare.permission.RECEIVE_BROADCAST
- Popup ui permission (custom) com.samsung.systemui.POPUP_UI_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Query users android.permission.QUERY_USERS
- Read (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.MINOR_INFO_PROVIDER.READ
- Read (custom) com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.accesspermission.ASAA_PROVIDER.READ
- Read privileged phone state android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
- Real get tasks android.permission.REAL_GET_TASKS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Samsung read dw data (custom) com.samsung.permission.READ_DW_DATA
- Samsungaccount access sasettings (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.ACCESS_SASETTINGS
- Samsungaccount account manager (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.ACCOUNT_MANAGER
- Settings settings (custom) com.samsung.android.settings.permission.SETTINGS
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
- Wssnps com wssnps (custom) com.wssnps.permission.COM_WSSNPS
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Parental controls 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 Parental controls APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is ae44aaa8a723ca8fe372191836b4218e.