The Advocate v3.8.06
APK · 30.2 MB · version code 2023021775 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Feb 18, 2023
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.16.11, uploaded Nov 21, 2024 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 30.2 MB; the latest is 49.4 MB (19.2 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 7.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution.
File information
- Version
- v3.8.06 (2023021775)
- Uploaded
- Feb 18, 2023
- Size
- 30.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Normal screens and larger
- MD5
- d133d32e7c11cccc7a4d920510009b61
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- D0:DA:72:6F:CB:4F:BB:DF:E3:78:94:07:DB:41:AD:4D:9D:27:B9:BE
- Signed by
- CN=Spreed Inc, OU=Spreed Inc, O=Spreed Inc, L=Toronto, ST=ON, C=CA
- File name
- com-spreedinc-providers-capitalcitypress-batonrougeadvocate-2023021775-64379620-d133d32e7c11cccc7a4d920510009b61.apk
- Package
- com.spreedinc.providers.capitalcitypress.batonrougeadvocate
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v3.8.06
- General bug fixes
Permissions (29)
This version requests 29 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.spreedinc.providers.capitalcitypress.batonrougeadvocate.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- 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 “Spreed Inc” Not the developer's name (“The Advocate”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Feb 18, 2023
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install The Advocate on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 60.3 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (30.2 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-spreedinc-providers-capitalcitypress-batonrougeadvocate-2023021775-64379620-d133d32e7c11cccc7a4d920510009b61.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 d133d32e7c11cccc7a4d920510009b61. 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 The Advocate — 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 5.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for 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.