PhoneLeash: SMS Auto Forwarder v6.59
APK · 5.5 MB · version code 259 · Android 6.0+ · uploaded Nov 9, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v6.98, uploaded Sep 22, 2026 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 5.5 MB; the latest is 7 MB (1.5 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 6.0+; the latest needs Android 7.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined), Google Play install referrer.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Action manage overlay permission, Display over other apps.
File information
- Version
- v6.59 (259)
- Uploaded
- Nov 9, 2025
- Size
- 5.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- c6dee9461606ca32669a1f86c4af41e3
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- E3:FB:DF:78:09:9F:9A:BA:70:E9:54:CD:33:F9:02:F3:15:38:76:10
- Signed by
- CN=PV Subramanian, OU=PhoneLeash, O=GearAndroid, L=Frederick, ST=MD, C=US
- File name
- com-gearandroid-phoneleashfree-259-72231203-c6dee9461606ca32669a1f86c4af41e3.apk
- Package
- com.gearandroid.phoneleashfree
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v6.59
Incredibly quick setup
Improved support for RCS
Improved support for dual-SIM
And many, many more updates!
Permissions (26)
This version requests 26 permissions, 11 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- 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
- Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
- Receive mms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS
- Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
- Receive wap push Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- Action manage overlay permission android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service remote messaging android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_REMOTE_MESSAGING
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Messaging read message (custom) com.samsung.android.messaging.permission.READ_MESSAGE
- Messaging write message (custom) com.samsung.android.messaging.permission.WRITE_MESSAGE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.gearandroid.phoneleashfree.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read permission (custom) com.samsung.rcs.im.READ_PERMISSION
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 9, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “GearAndroid” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 5 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Nov 9, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 9, 2025
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans 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.
How to install PhoneLeash: SMS Auto Forwarder on Android 6.0+
You'll need about 11 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (5.5 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-gearandroid-phoneleashfree-259-72231203-c6dee9461606ca32669a1f86c4af41e3.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be c6dee9461606ca32669a1f86c4af41e3. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open PhoneLeash: SMS Auto Forwarder — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 6.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.