Secure Messaging and File Transfer
Spherebox UG (haftungsbeschränkt) · com.spherebox.sid
At a glance
- Latest version
- v0.9.7 (972)
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2024 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 7 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0.3+ (API 15)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Productivity (app)
- Listed since
- Nov 21, 2018 (at least)
- Permissions
- 11 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- sid.co
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Secure Messaging and File Transfer is an app by Spherebox UG (haftungsbeschränkt) in the Productivity category, listed since at least November 2018. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 11 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage.
What's new in v0.9.7
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Spherebox” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 21, 2018
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 8, 2020
- Signed byCN=Toine Diepstraten, OU=Spherebox, O=Spherebox, L=Berlin, ST=Unknown, C=DE
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)E7:7C:93:30:35:09:81:41:8C:1B:71:3C:7E:1D:70:55:55:68:A2:6D
- File MD57145124cdbf6ab8b5ba173b78b081cd1
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (11)
Secure Messaging and File Transfer requests 11 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.spherebox.sid.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Secure Messaging and File Transfer 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 Secure Messaging and File Transfer 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 7145124cdbf6ab8b5ba173b78b081cd1.