At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.9 (2)
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 2.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.3+ (API 9)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Listed since
- Aug 12, 2019 (at least)
- Permissions
- 5 (2 sensitive)
About this APK
Text Now free text & calls Tricks is an app by fraga1988, listed since at least August 2019. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 5 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Brenda R Fraga OU=devloperfraga.apk O=devloperfraga.apk L=Winthrop S=Iowa C=IA” Not the developer's name (“fraga1988”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Dec 4, 2017
- Antivirus scan passed Jun 11, 2020
- Signed byCN="Brenda R Fraga OU=devloperfraga.apk O=devloperfraga.apk L=Winthrop S=Iowa C=IA"
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)83:12:20:DE:5F:09:EF:6F:64:78:30:EF:12:FC:CD:E4:E2:51:7E:56
- File MD5a8c4118c4fd2f76c1c32f6bd60d3a146
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (5)
Text Now free text & calls Tricks requests 5 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Network location android.hardware.location.network
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
Text Now free text & calls Tricks 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 Text Now free text & calls Tricks APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is a8c4118c4fd2f76c1c32f6bd60d3a146.