
Phone by Google Beta
Reliable phone calls with spam protection, caller ID and more helpful features
Google Inc. · com.google.android.dialer
- Same certificate as v241.0.991235506, which matches Google Play Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v241.0.991235506-publicbeta-downloadable (20129578) · Beta build
- Updated
- Oct 4, 2026 (4 days ago)
- APK size
- 38 MB
- Requires
- Android 11+ (API 30)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Nov 1, 2013
- Permissions
- 92 (20 sensitive)
- Website
- android.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Phone by Google is an app by Google Inc. in the Tools category, listed since November 2013. It includes native code only for ARM 64-bit, so it won't install on phones that can only run 32-bit apps.
Since version 121.0.603393336-downloadable, the APK grew from 29.4 MB to 38 MB. Since version 1.2, the minimum Android version rose from 1.0 to 11. It asks for 92 permissions, 20 of them sensitive, including precise location, location in the background and camera. It asks for the same permissions as version 241.0.991235506.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
What's new in v241.0.991235506-publicbeta-downloadable
Description
From the listing uploaded by “sirkesyone-applikes”.
Version history
36 versions are listed, going back to v1.2. New versions arrive here several times a week. Since v202.0.838486605-pixel it requires Android 11+.
Phone by Google among popular Tools apps
Phone by Google is one of the 36 most downloaded apps in our Tools category.
| App | Rating | Downloads | Download size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Assistant | 4.4 (141) | 2B | 2.4 MB |
| Phone by Google (this app) | 4.0 (196) | 2B | 38 MB |
| Calculator | 4.7 (54) | 1B+ | 5.9 MB |
| Google Lens | 4.5 (67) | 1B+ | 7 MB |
| Google Assistant Go | 4.1 (19) | 1B+ | 17.4 MB |
Apps listed next to it in our Tools ranking by downloads (pre-installed system apps left out). Ratings and download counts come from the source store; ratings with fewer than five votes and sizes of outdated listings aren't shown.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Google Inc.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v241.0.991235506, which matches Google Play v241.0.991235506 · v240.0.992039467-pixel · v239.0.987033149-pixel · v239.0.987033149
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review Oct 4, 2026
- Signed byCN=google_dialer, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)20:39:97:BC:46:B8:79:2D:C9:74:7A:BD:23:05:69:07:1F:9A:04:39
- File MD50718c13f9547642ed5647447426c859f
- Uploaded by “sirkesyone-applikes” Bronze tier · 3,894 followers · uploading since 2016
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (5 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (92)
Phone by Google requests 92 permissions, 20 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read call log Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone numbers Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- Write call log Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
- Access rcs user capability exchange android.permission.ACCESS_RCS_USER_CAPABILITY_EXCHANGE
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Allow any codec for playback android.permission.ALLOW_ANY_CODEC_FOR_PLAYBACK
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Bind service (custom) com.google.android.apps.aicore.service.BIND_SERVICE
- Broadcast close system dialogs android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS
- Bypass concurrent record audio restriction android.permission.BYPASS_CONCURRENT_RECORD_AUDIO_RESTRICTION
- Caller id lookup (custom) com.cequint.ecid.CALLER_ID_LOOKUP
- Capture audio output android.permission.CAPTURE_AUDIO_OUTPUT
- Capture voice communication output android.permission.CAPTURE_VOICE_COMMUNICATION_OUTPUT
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Connectivity use restricted networks android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS
- Control incall experience android.permission.CONTROL_INCALL_EXPERIENCE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Feedback setting (custom) com.google.android.ims.receivers.FEEDBACK_SETTING
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Foreground service microphone android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
- Foreground service phone call android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get accounts privileged android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- High sampling rate sensors android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Incallui incoming call visibility changed (custom) com.motorola.incallui.permission.INCOMING_CALL_VISIBILITY_CHANGED
- Interact across users android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.google.android.dialer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launch support (custom) com.google.android.apps.pixel.support.LAUNCH_SUPPORT
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Location bypass android.permission.LOCATION_BYPASS
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Manage contacts android.permission.MANAGE_CONTACTS
- Manage own calls android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS
- Modify audio routing android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Modify phone state android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Personal context host insight surface android.permission.PERSONAL_CONTEXT_HOST_INSIGHT_SURFACE
- Personal context publish hints android.permission.PERSONAL_CONTEXT_PUBLISH_HINTS
- Personal context receive insights android.permission.PERSONAL_CONTEXT_RECEIVE_INSIGHTS
- Post promoted notifications android.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Query advanced protection mode android.permission.QUERY_ADVANCED_PROTECTION_MODE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Read privileged phone state android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read system grammatical gender android.permission.READ_SYSTEM_GRAMMATICAL_GENDER
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Satellite communication android.permission.SATELLITE_COMMUNICATION
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Status bar android.permission.STATUS_BAR
- Stop app switches android.permission.STOP_APP_SWITCHES
- Use full screen intent android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Voicemail add voicemail (custom) com.android.voicemail.permission.ADD_VOICEMAIL
- Voicemail read voicemail (custom) com.android.voicemail.permission.READ_VOICEMAIL
- Voicemail write voicemail (custom) com.android.voicemail.permission.WRITE_VOICEMAIL
- Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Camera android.hardware.camera
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Phone by Google APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Phone by Google for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 11 or later. Version 161.0.726587057 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 10 and later. Get version 161.0.726587057 · All versions
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 Phone by Google 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 version 241.0.991235506, whose signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 0718c13f9547642ed5647447426c859f.