At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.00.096.1 BYOD (2000961)
- Updated
- Jul 22, 2023 (3 years ago)
- APK size
- 45 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.1+ (API 22)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit
- Category
- Entertainment (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 13, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 16 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- telus.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Pik TV™ - Android TV is an app by TELUS in the Entertainment category, listed since at least April 2021. It includes native code only for ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.
It asks for 16 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, record audio and approximate location.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appstvcommunity”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “TELUS” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Apr 13, 2021
- Antivirus scan passed May 1, 2021
- Signed byCN=TTV Applications, OU=TELUS TV Applications, O=TELUS, L=Edmonton, ST=AB, C=CA
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)F4:52:EB:6B:4F:47:1A:1B:56:89:76:0F:1C:E8:18:0D:B1:E7:FA:3C
- File MD5933fdc63c88278d2d1b4ba213ef4dc9f
- Uploaded by “appstvcommunity” Silver tier · 10,843 followers · uploading since 2017
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures. AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (16)
Pik TV™ - Android TV requests 16 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Tv read epg data (custom) com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA
- Tv write epg data (custom) com.android.providers.tv.permission.WRITE_EPG_DATA
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
- Leanback android.software.leanback
- Live tv android.software.live_tv
Pik TV™ - Android TV 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 the Pik TV™ - Android TV APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 933fdc63c88278d2d1b4ba213ef4dc9f.