PhoneLeash: SMS Auto Forwarder v6.70
APK · 5.4 MB · version code 270 · Android 7.0+ · uploaded Feb 16, 2026
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v6.98, uploaded Sep 22, 2026 — about 7 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 5.4 MB; the latest is 7 MB (1.6 MB larger).
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined), Google Play install referrer.
File information
- Version
- v6.70 (270)
- Uploaded
- Feb 16, 2026
- Size
- 5.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 30fd8f45c8283f7b65871c09de1a1a73
- 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-270-73589707-30fd8f45c8283f7b65871c09de1a1a73.apk
- Package
- com.gearandroid.phoneleashfree
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v6.70
Added contact-based filtering
Incredibly quick setup
Improved support for RCS
Improved support for dual-SIM
And many, many more updates!
(plus, lots of bug fixes)
Permissions (24)
This version requests 24 permissions, 10 of them sensitive.
- 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
- 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 Feb 16, 2026.
- 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 Feb 16, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Feb 16, 2026
- 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 7.0+
You'll need about 10.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (5.4 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-270-73589707-30fd8f45c8283f7b65871c09de1a1a73.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 30fd8f45c8283f7b65871c09de1a1a73. 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 7.0+). 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.