Picoo Messenger - Text SMS v1.3.08.28
APK · 2.6 MB · version code 12 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Nov 21, 2019
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File information
- Version
- v1.3.08.28 (12)
- Uploaded
- Nov 21, 2019
- Size
- 2.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- b6bf579a345548e6a674c2d43f98867a
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 2D:CE:4F:1A:23:5A:F8:4C:EC:BA:16:F8:36:1B:09:D1:D9:27:A2:0B
- Signed by
- CN=netqin, OU=www.netqin.com, O=www.netqin.com, L=Beijing, ST=beijing, C=CN
- File name
- com-picoo-sms-12-49034608-b6bf579a345548e6a674c2d43f98867a.apk
- Package
- com.picoo.sms
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.3.08.28
The optimized version.
Permissions (20)
This version requests 20 permissions, 9 of them sensitive.
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- 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
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Install drm android.permission.INSTALL_DRM
- Permission (custom) com.netqin.insert.private.date.permission
- Photos google photos (custom) com.google.android.apps.photos.permission.GOOGLE_PHOTOS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write sms android.permission.WRITE_SMS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “www.netqin.com” Not the developer's name (“PICOO Design”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Nov 21, 2019
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 27, 2020
- Uploaded by “sgraham” Bronze tier · 1,381 followers · uploading since 2016
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How to install Picoo Messenger - Text SMS on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 5.2 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (2.6 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-picoo-sms-12-49034608-b6bf579a345548e6a674c2d43f98867a.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 b6bf579a345548e6a674c2d43f98867a. 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 Picoo Messenger - Text SMS — 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 5.0+). 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.