
UCSF Safe
UCSF Safe is the official safety app of University of California San Francisco.
UC San Francisco · com.cutcom.apparmor.ucsf
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.0 (20)
- Updated
- Nov 10, 2025 (11 months ago)
- APK size
- 93.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Education (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 19, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 41 (7 sensitive)
- Website
- ucsf.edu
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
UCSF Safe is an app by UC San Francisco in the Education category, listed since at least March 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 41 permissions, 7 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.9.
What's new in v2.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to v1.6. Since v1.7 it requires Android 6.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 10, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “CutCom Software Inc.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 10, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 10, 2025
- Signed byCN=Chris Sinkinson, OU=Development, O=CutCom Software Inc., L=Kingston, ST=Ontario, C=CA
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)52:5B:93:2A:EF:2D:50:A0:A9:63:3E:03:68:AB:1D:7E:CF:FB:54:D3
- File MD5abeeca3ca202415c70b975df1ff2d50c
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (41)
UCSF Safe requests 41 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
- 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
- Flashlight android.permission.FLASHLIGHT
- Foreground service location android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.cutcom.apparmor.ucsf.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- 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
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- 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
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use full screen intent android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- 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
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
UCSF Safe APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the UCSF Safe APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is abeeca3ca202415c70b975df1ff2d50c.