Sound Blaster Services
Sound Blaster Services
Creative Technology Ltd · svc.creative.aidlservice
- Same certificate as the other version checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.00.18 (80010018)
- Updated
- Nov 3, 2023 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 684.9 KB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Lifestyle (app)
- Permissions
- 13 (3 sensitive)
- Website
- creative.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Sound Blaster Services is an app by Creative Technology Ltd in the Lifestyle category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 13 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity, read shared storage and write settings. Compared with version 1.00.16, it adds 1 new permission: “Run foreground services”.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v1.00.16.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Creative Technology Ltd.” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 3, 2023
- Antivirus scan result not available
- 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 MD5ffda40442f9164c728a24ae312401dcc
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (13)
Sound Blaster Services requests 13 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- 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
- 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
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- 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
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Sound Blaster Services 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 Services 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 other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is ffda40442f9164c728a24ae312401dcc.
