
At a glance
- Latest version
- v8.0.1.20240521_81 (81)
- Updated
- May 28, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 29.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Maps & Navigation (app)
- Listed since
- Nov 16, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 17 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- truckchatapp.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Truckers Chat and News Private is an app by TeleType in the Maps & Navigation category, listed since at least November 2021. It includes native code for x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 17 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and approximate location. Compared with version 8.0.0, it adds 3 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and “Access adservices topics”) and drops 5 (“Bluetooth connect”, “Run at startup”, “Schedule exact alarms” and 2 more). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v8.0.1.20240521_81
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v8.0.0.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “TeleType” 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 May 28, 2024
- Signed byC=US, ST=MA, L=Boston, O=TeleType, OU=Unknown, CN=Ed Friedman
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)F7:5D:AC:92:26:5D:9D:46:9C:C5:A7:DA:17:2D:DF:4E:9C:95:AB:84
- File MD5f2b6107888350adb513496a017646ccf
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (17)
Truckers Chat and News Private requests 17 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.teletype.truckchat.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Camera android.hardware.camera
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Truckers Chat and News Private 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 Truckers Chat and News Private 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 f2b6107888350adb513496a017646ccf.