Phone Usage Monitor
Are you obsessed with your phone? Do you want to know up to what point?
RYO Software · com.ryosoftware.phoneusagemonitor
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v0.1.28 (28)
- Updated
- Feb 8, 2026 (8 months ago)
- APK size
- 8.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 18, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 20 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- ryosoftware.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Phone Usage Monitor is an app by RYO Software in the Tools category, listed since at least February 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 20 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including read phone status and identity, find accounts on the device and read shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 0.1.27. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v0.1.28
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v0.1.25.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Feb 8, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “RYO Software” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Feb 8, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Feb 8, 2026
- Signed byO=RYO Software, L=Barcelona, ST=Barcelona, C=ES
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)5E:1A:42:CE:F6:A9:BA:3E:7E:65:FA:1C:D1:8C:A0:CD:E3:C2:93:AD
- File MD53f3f1978222702265150c371d591a2f9
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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 (20)
Phone Usage Monitor requests 20 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Package usage stats Sensitive android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.ryosoftware.phoneusagemonitor.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Phone Usage Monitor 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 Phone Usage Monitor free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Phone Usage Monitor 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 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 3f3f1978222702265150c371d591a2f9.
