
Photo Video Gallery Locker - Hide Videos
Lock & hide images, videos & gallery password protection with encryption.
NewSoftwares LLC · net.newsoftwares.photandvideolocker
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.4.0 (28)
- Updated
- Mar 19, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 19 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Permissions
- 27 (8 sensitive)
- Website
- newsoftwares.net
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Photo Video Gallery Locker - Hide Videos is an app by NewSoftwares LLC in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 27 permissions, 8 of them sensitive, including camera, read phone status and identity and find accounts on the device. 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 v1.4.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Newsoftwares” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review Mar 19, 2025
- Signed byCN=Salman Ashraf, O=Newsoftwares, C=01
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)9A:57:A7:74:20:E3:6A:7A:C2:6B:5D:FC:F2:40:A9:1E:1B:15:AA:0C
- File MD52fd959f106d64dc4b6f5206b8f675f4f
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (27)
Photo Video Gallery Locker - Hide Videos requests 27 permissions, 8 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- 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
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Interact across users full android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) net.newsoftwares.photandvideolocker.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Kill background processes android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- 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 Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write internal storage android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Photo Video Gallery Locker - Hide Videos 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 Photo Video Gallery Locker - Hide Videos free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Photo Video Gallery Locker - Hide Videos APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2fd959f106d64dc4b6f5206b8f675f4f.