
Privacy Shield
Take Care of Privacy on your Mobile Device the Right Way – Mobile Privacy Shield
ShieldApps · privacy.shield
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.1.8 (30)
- Updated
- Jul 3, 2026 (3 months ago)
- APK size
- 10 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.1+ (API 25)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 22, 2022 (at least)
- Permissions
- 27 (7 sensitive)
- Website
- shieldapps.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Privacy Shield is an app by ShieldApps in the Tools category, listed since at least April 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 27 permissions, 7 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and read phone status and identity. Compared with version 3.1.7, it adds 2 new permissions: “See all installed apps” and “Schedule exact alarms”. 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 v3.1.8
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v3.1.6.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 3, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “ShieldApps” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jul 3, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jul 3, 2026
- Signed byCN=Sasa Jugurdzija, OU=Shield Software Development, O=ShieldApps, L=Novi Sad, ST=Serbia, C=rs
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)30:2F:51:19:08:CC:CC:F9:F2:C8:74:06:E2:77:BE:00:C1:A9:5B:B3
- File MD52dca7f50f563f74ff9053f9b8fc9bb45
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (27)
Privacy Shield requests 27 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- 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
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Action manage overlay permission android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Foreground service camera android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA
- Foreground service microphone android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) privacy.shield.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Kill background processes android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Privacy Shield APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is Privacy Shield free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Privacy Shield APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2dca7f50f563f74ff9053f9b8fc9bb45.