Tips Tricks for Android Phones v2.8
APK · 5.9 MB · version code 18 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded May 30, 2024
- Same certificate as v3.1, which matches Google Play Details
Quick check before downloading
Answer this to unlock the download. It keeps automated downloaders away.
Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.1, uploaded Mar 24, 2026 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 5.9 MB; the latest is 10.8 MB (4.9 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 7 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Run foreground services, Prevent the device from sleeping, Advertising ID, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: View Wi-Fi connections, Run at startup, Google Play install referrer.
File information
- Version
- v2.8 (18)
- Uploaded
- May 30, 2024
- Size
- 5.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 012e0ecb4c6be20e828e087cad69872a
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 3D:89:3F:06:4B:25:B9:A6:94:24:74:A5:02:86:C6:55:01:A7:98:0C
- Signed by
- CN=Tarun Tyagi, OU=SendGroupSMS.com, O=DRPU Software Pvt. Ltd., L=J 80 Patel Nagar 1 Ghaziabad, ST=UP, C=IN
- File name
- com-sendgroupsms-aphonetips-18-67715832-012e0ecb4c6be20e828e087cad69872a.apk
- Package
- com.sendgroupsms.aPhoneTips
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.8
Added new:
* Internet Speed Indicator
* Screen Freeze Problems
* Reduce Mobile Data Usage On Android
* Speed Up
* Malware
* If Phone Gets Stolen
* Gesture Setting
* Google Now Commands
* Manage Memory
* Optimizing Device Performance
* Privacy & Security
* OTG
* Get Longer battery life on your smartphone
* Battery Draining
* ADD TO DICTIONARY
* Data Limit
* Get Your Lost Phone Back
* Remote Access
* Remotely Delete Phone Data
* Quick Responses For Missed Calls
* Automatic phone unlock
Permissions (6)
This version requests 6 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- 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
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “DRPU Software Pvt. Ltd.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v3.1, which matches Google Play v3.1 · v3.0 · v2.9
Store checks
- Developer signature verified May 30, 2024
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Tips Tricks for Android Phones on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 11.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (5.9 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-sendgroupsms-aphonetips-18-67715832-012e0ecb4c6be20e828e087cad69872a.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 012e0ecb4c6be20e828e087cad69872a. 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 Tips Tricks for Android Phones — 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.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.