Smart Guard Control – Security v2.95
APK · 9.4 MB · version code 295 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Aug 27, 2023
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.95, uploaded May 24, 2026 — about 2 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 9.4 MB; the latest is 10.9 MB (1.5 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.4+; the latest needs Android 6.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 6 more permissions: Approximate location, Precise location, View Wi-Fi connections, Bluetooth connect, Bluetooth scan, Change wifi state.
File information
- Version
- v2.95 (295)
- Uploaded
- Aug 27, 2023
- Size
- 9.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 20f308e6d61c3c001e080ad463a7d8e0
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- E5:A0:62:E9:E5:41:D7:65:30:D3:62:52:76:47:8F:F3:C0:47:85:C9
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-gpssys-sgcontrol-295-65751789-20f308e6d61c3c001e080ad463a7d8e0.apk
- Package
- com.GPSSys.SGControl
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.95
Optimize of the application
Permissions (7)
This version requests 7 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.GPSSys.SGControl.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 27, 2023.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Aug 27, 2023
- Validated against Google Play Aug 27, 2023
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Smart Guard Control – Security on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 18.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (9.4 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-gpssys-sgcontrol-295-65751789-20f308e6d61c3c001e080ad463a7d8e0.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 20f308e6d61c3c001e080ad463a7d8e0. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Smart Guard Control – Security — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 4.4+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.