Verizon Family Companion
Install the Companion app on your kid’s phone to get Verizon Family features.
Verizon Wireless · com.verizon.familybase.companion
UpdatedFeb 17, 2026
PublishedMay 7, 2022
Packagecom.verizon.familybase.companion
MD5d9d11b80504f6fcd0f25aee15619d440
SHA1 (signer)25:FF:90:5A:66:42:E5:3A:58:D6:00:F2:3C:01:E5:8D:23:63:B2:3F
Signed byCN=Verizon Wireless, OU=PDI, O=Verizon Wireles, L=Basking Ridge, ST=New Jersey, C=US
Architecturesarm64-v8a
Malware scanTRUSTED
Websitehttps://vzw.com/smartfamily/
Contact[email protected]
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What's new
- Bug Fixes
Description
With the Verizon Family Companion app you can keep up with your family and they can keep up with you. Dependents on the Verizon Family account can:
- Locate Guardians, Members and other Dependents (if granted location sharing permission)
- Send a check-in (a location update to Guardians)
- Send a Pick-me-up request to a Guardian
- Start or receive a Safe Walk and send or receive an SOS
- View your driving insights
The Verizon Family Companion app is intended for minors in the family. Adults can use the Verizon Family app.
Basic location sharing is now available on your Smartwatch via Wear OS. Featuring Wear OS Complications.
This app uses Accessibility and VPN services to support parental control features. Together, the Accessibility and VPN services are used to block children's access to websites prohibited by parents and to prevent children from disabling other parental control features.
- Locate Guardians, Members and other Dependents (if granted location sharing permission)
- Send a check-in (a location update to Guardians)
- Send a Pick-me-up request to a Guardian
- Start or receive a Safe Walk and send or receive an SOS
- View your driving insights
The Verizon Family Companion app is intended for minors in the family. Adults can use the Verizon Family app.
Basic location sharing is now available on your Smartwatch via Wear OS. Featuring Wear OS Complications.
This app uses Accessibility and VPN services to support parental control features. Together, the Accessibility and VPN services are used to block children's access to websites prohibited by parents and to prevent children from disabling other parental control features.
Required features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Faketouch android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Location Gps android.hardware.location.gps
- Location Network android.hardware.location.network
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Screen Portrait android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Sensor Accelerometer android.hardware.sensor.accelerometer
- Wifi android.hardware.wifi
Permissions (68)
Verizon Family Companion requests the following Android permissions:
- Camera Autofocus android.hardware.camera.autofocus
- Access Adservices Ad Id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access Adservices Attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access Background Location android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Access Coarse Location android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Access Fine Location android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Access Network State android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Access Wifi State android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- Activity Recognition android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
- Bluetooth Connect android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Bluetooth Scan android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
- Broadcast Close System Dialogs android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS
- Broadcast Sticky android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY
- Call Phone android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera android.permission.CAMERA
- Change Network State android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change Wifi State android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Detect Screen Capture android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
- Disable Keyguard android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD
- Foreground Service android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Foreground Service Connected Device android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE
- Foreground Service Location android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
- Foreground Service Microphone android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
- Foreground Service Phone Call android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL
- Foreground Service System Exempted android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED
- Get Accounts android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Interact Across Users android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- Internet android.permission.INTERNET
- Kill Background Processes android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
- Manage Own Calls android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS
- Modify Audio Settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Nearby Wifi Devices android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES
- Package Usage Stats android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- Post Notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Query All Packages android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Raised Thread Priority android.permission.RAISED_THREAD_PRIORITY
- Read Calendar android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
- Read Contacts android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read Phone Numbers android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
- Read Phone State android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read Sync Settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read Sync Stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
- Receive Boot Completed android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Record Audio android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Request Ignore Battery Optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- System Alert Window android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Use Biometric android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use Full Screen Intent android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
- Vibrate android.permission.VIBRATE
- Wake Lock android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Write Calendar android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
- Write Contacts android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Write Internal Storage android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE
- Write Sync Settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Com Amazon Device Messaging Permission Receive com.amazon.device.messaging.permission.RECEIVE
- Com Android Launcher Permission Install Shortcut com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Com Android Launcher Permission Uninstall Shortcut com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Com Cequint Ecid Caller Id Lookup External com.cequint.ecid.CALLER_ID_LOOKUP_EXTERNAL
- Apps Photos Permission Google Photos com.google.android.apps.photos.permission.GOOGLE_PHOTOS
- C2dm Permission Receive com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Finsky Permission Bind Get Install Referrer Service com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Gms Permission Activity Recognition com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
- Providers Gsf Permission Read Gservices com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Com Sec Android Provider Badge Permission Read com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Com Sec Android Provider Badge Permission Write com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Com Verizon Api Access com.verizon.api.ACCESS
- Com Verizon Familybase Companion Access Beam com.verizon.familybase.companion.ACCESS_BEAM
- Com Verizon Familybase Companion Dynamic Receiver Not Exported Permission com.verizon.familybase.companion.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
