
Protégez-Vous
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Protégez-Vous · ca.protegezvous.app.android
At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.24.0 (516670)
- Updated
- Jun 11, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 60.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 19, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 17 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- protegez-vous.ca
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Protégez-Vous is an app by Protégez-Vous in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least March 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS and MIPS 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 17 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location 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 v3.24.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Les ?ditions Prot?gez-Vous” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review Jul 11, 2025
- Signed byCN=Vincent David, OU=protegez-vous.ca, O=Les ?ditions Prot?gez-Vous, L=Montr?al, ST=Qu?bec, C=Ca
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)8C:2D:24:96:C9:B1:24:32:CE:71:B1:0B:C6:74:E4:6B:3C:E3:5F:92
- File MD57785f8bbb419734dc575fd064f82bf2a
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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 (17)
Protégez-Vous requests 17 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) ca.protegezvous.app.android.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- 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
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Protégez-Vous 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 Protégez-Vous free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Protégez-Vous 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 7785f8bbb419734dc575fd064f82bf2a.