
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.8 (11)
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2024 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 19.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Photography (app)
- Listed since
- Aug 19, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 14 (4 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Santa Claus Photo Editor is an app by VivaSol in the Photography category, listed since at least August 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 14 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including camera, read media images and read media video. Compared with version 1.7, it adds 5 new permissions (“Read media video”, “Read media visual user selected”, “Access adservices ad id” and 2 more) and drops 7 (“Show notifications”, “Read app badge”, “Read shared storage” and 4 more). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.8
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v1.7.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Oct 15, 2024.
- Certificate issued to “VivaExplorer” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Oct 15, 2024
- Validated against Google Play Oct 15, 2024
- Signed byO=VivaExplorer
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)3B:5D:B3:9C:75:B5:0C:3E:5E:0B:12:2F:BE:78:3A:71:68:DA:92:B7
- File MD58b5b64931a1984383de5fb69234e556f
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (14)
Santa Claus Photo Editor requests 14 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
- Read media visual user selected Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
- 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
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.vivaexplorer.SantaClaus.photoeditor.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Santa Claus Photo Editor 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 the Santa Claus Photo Editor 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 other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 8b5b64931a1984383de5fb69234e556f.