
Sound Blaster Central
Unprecedented audio controls and enhancements right in the palm of your hand!
Creative Technology Ltd · com.creative.central
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.05.23 (80010523)
- Updated
- Jun 4, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 13.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Lifestyle (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 28, 2022 (at least)
- Permissions
- 16 (6 sensitive)
- Website
- creative.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Sound Blaster Central is an app by Creative Technology Ltd in the Lifestyle category, listed since at least April 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 16 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including record audio, approximate location and read phone status and identity.
What's new in v1.05.23
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Creative Technology Ltd.” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 4, 2024
- Signed byCN=Creative Technology Ltd., OU=Creative Technology Ltd., O=Creative Technology Ltd., L=Singapore, ST=Singapore, C=SG
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)A0:71:70:41:A2:32:67:C3:26:58:96:0F:FA:34:2A:F1:71:DE:46:04
- File MD51bb3441086074660be01c6ce6d160bbc
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (16)
Sound Blaster Central requests 16 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Sound Blaster Central 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 Sound Blaster Central 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 1bb3441086074660be01c6ce6d160bbc.