Privacy Shield v3.1.7
APK · 13.2 MB · version code 29 · Android 7.1+ · uploaded Aug 22, 2025
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.1.8, uploaded Jul 3, 2026 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 13.2 MB; the latest is 10 MB (3.3 MB smaller).
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: See all installed apps, Schedule exact alarms.
File information
- Version
- v3.1.7 (29)
- Uploaded
- Aug 22, 2025
- Size
- 13.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.1+ (API 25)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- cd53ab8bdf427214608d0d77b2034f32
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 30:2F:51:19:08:CC:CC:F9:F2:C8:74:06:E2:77:BE:00:C1:A9:5B:B3
- Signed by
- CN=Sasa Jugurdzija, OU=Shield Software Development, O=ShieldApps, L=Novi Sad, ST=Serbia, C=rs
- File name
- privacy-shield-29-71476466-cd53ab8bdf427214608d0d77b2034f32.apk
- Package
- privacy.shield
- Downloads (all versions)
- 5K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v3.1.7
This new version includes: - Stability and performance improvements - Bug Fixes
Permissions (25)
This version requests 25 permissions, 6 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
- 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
- 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 Aug 22, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “ShieldApps” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Aug 22, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Aug 22, 2025
- 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 (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Privacy Shield on Android 7.1+
You'll need about 26.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (13.2 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 privacy-shield-29-71476466-cd53ab8bdf427214608d0d77b2034f32.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 cd53ab8bdf427214608d0d77b2034f32. 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 Privacy Shield — 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 7.1+). 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.