T-Mobile Scam Shield v4.6.2.3491
APK · 32.9 MB · version code 3491 · Android 7.0+ · uploaded Jan 25, 2023
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.5.0.3614, uploaded Oct 7, 2024 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 32.9 MB; the latest is 50.3 MB (17.4 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 7.0+; the latest needs Android 8.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Advertising ID.
File information
- Version
- v4.6.2.3491 (3491)
- Uploaded
- Jan 25, 2023
- Size
- 32.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 31807f34ec5046287fa537b9a296abed
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 6D:06:E0:9B:DC:E3:71:68:26:D9:0B:E5:BD:1D:C3:E6:69:94:00:24
- Signed by
- CN=Product Realization, OU=Technology, O=T-Mobile, L=Bellevue, ST=WA, C=US
- File name
- com-tmobile-services-nameid-3491-64213360-31807f34ec5046287fa537b9a296abed.apk
- Package
- com.tmobile.services.nameid
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v4.6.2.3491
VERSION – 4.6.0
The following changes have been made to the Scam Shield app:
IMPROVEMENTS
- Ability to copy numbers to clipboard
- Ability to block calls or enable scam block when reporting a number
- Updated user interface
- Enhanced accessibility font scaling
FIXES
- Important security patches
- Accessibility elements
- Adding numbers to personal number lists
Permissions (17)
This version requests 17 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Googleapps google auth (custom) com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH
- Oemmessageclient rcs (custom) com.gsma.oemmessageclient.permission.RCS
- 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
- Services rcs (custom) com.gsma.services.permission.RCS
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “T-Mobile” Not the developer's name (“T-Mobile USA”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jan 25, 2023
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install T-Mobile Scam Shield on Android 7.0+
You'll need about 65.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (32.9 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-tmobile-services-nameid-3491-64213360-31807f34ec5046287fa537b9a296abed.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 31807f34ec5046287fa537b9a296abed. 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 T-Mobile Scam Shield — 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 7.0+). 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.