At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.1 (3)
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2024 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 3.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Aug 12, 2019 (at least)
- Permissions
- 16 (5 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
remove duplicate contacts is an app by Amiinexp in the Tools category, listed since at least August 2019. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 16 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, read contacts and approximate location.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “jamal alaoui” Not the developer's name (“Amiinexp”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Jan 14, 2019
- Antivirus scan passed Jun 16, 2020
- Signed byCN=jamal alaoui
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)0F:F9:B3:AB:A0:E9:2B:06:C3:01:64:24:53:26:2D:BE:0B:74:3D:BC
- File MD5f49b275c79e9b2c3c494f67285f0e9fc
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (16)
remove duplicate contacts requests 16 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Alarm set alarm (custom) com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) duplicate.contacts.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Network location android.hardware.location.network
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
remove duplicate contacts 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 remove duplicate contacts 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 f49b275c79e9b2c3c494f67285f0e9fc.