
Secure VPN for Android by uVPN
Mobile VPN service: Unblock sites, hide IP address, secure connection with uVPN
Brocode Limited · com.brocode.uvpn
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v5.3.0 (4077)
- Updated
- Oct 4, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 21.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 64-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Jun 12, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 17 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- uvpn.me
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Secure VPN for Android by uVPN is an app by Brocode Limited in the Tools category, listed since at least June 2021. It includes native code only for x86 64-bit, so it won't install on ordinary ARM phones (only on x86 devices such as emulators and some Chromebooks).
Since version 5.2.9, the APK shrank from 26.8 MB to 21.8 MB. It asks for 17 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: read shared storage. Compared with version 5.2.9, it adds 4 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Access adservices topics” and “Foreground service special use”. 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 v5.3.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to v5.4.2. Since v5.2.8 it requires Android 5.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “FaiFly” Not the developer's name (“Brocode Limited”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Oct 4, 2024
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Signed byCN=Yevhen Steshenko, OU=Developer, O=FaiFly, L=Kharkiv, C=UA
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)C3:42:38:8B:8B:50:3C:BC:9F:8E:49:8B:DA:98:FD:A3:87:39:C6:48
- File MD53a033e8a6296060eeb23c670b26f1292
- 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 (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (17)
Secure VPN for Android by uVPN requests 17 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- 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
- Commondata get common data (custom) com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.brocode.uvpn.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- 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 network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Secure VPN for Android by uVPN 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 Secure VPN for Android by uVPN free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Secure VPN for Android by uVPN APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 3a033e8a6296060eeb23c670b26f1292.