
Smart Employee
Smart Employee takes care of Dubai Gov back-office operations (i.e HR, Proc etc)
Dubai Smart Government · ae.gov.sdg.smartemployee
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v8.5.2 (43313)
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2026 (20 days ago)
- APK size
- 77.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- x86 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 11, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 44 (7 sensitive)
- Website
- dubai.ae
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Smart Employee is an app by Dubai Smart Government in the Tools category, listed since at least March 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 8.0.1, the APK shrank from 91.2 MB to 77.9 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 6.0 to 7.0. It asks for 44 permissions, 7 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and record audio. It asks for the same permissions as version 8.5.1. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v8.5.2
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
5 versions are listed, going back to v8.0.1. Since v8.2.4 it requires Android 7.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 18, 2026.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 18, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Sep 18, 2026
- Signed byOU=Smart Dubai Government
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)F0:C8:DD:12:0A:E3:84:EC:1D:E4:7E:81:5E:60:12:65:AC:2E:FB:7D
- File MD5876169ed3aaa33b354839c4ef0f398ae
- 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 (44)
Smart Employee requests 44 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Gallery android.permission.GALLERY
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) ae.gov.sdg.smartemployee.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Post promoted notifications android.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use exact alarm android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Camera any android.hardware.camera.any
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Smart Employee 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 Smart Employee 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 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 876169ed3aaa33b354839c4ef0f398ae.