Verizon Protect v7.2.1-2
APK · 211.1 MB · version code 700200102 · Android 8.0+ · uploaded Nov 12, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9.1.2-1, uploaded Sep 19, 2026 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 211.1 MB; the latest is 188.9 MB (22.2 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 8.0+; the latest needs Android 10+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 15 more permissions: Change wifi multicast state, Clear app user data, Foreground service special use, Foreground service system exempted, Read call log, Read contacts, Read media visual user selected, Read sms….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read basic phone state, Schedule exact alarms.
File information
- Version
- v7.2.1-2 (700200102)
- Uploaded
- Nov 12, 2025
- Size
- 211.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 3a8c6026abcefb9a21a1c734f098ead5
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 9B:24:44:00:8A:65:EB:83:71:99:BC:76:6C:06:FD:4A:FF:B6:C2:60
- Signed by
- CN=Verizon Wireless, OU=PDI, O=Verizon Wireless, L=Basking Ridge, ST=New Jersey, C=US
- File name
- com-securityandprivacy-android-verizon-vms-700200102-72282271-3a8c6026abcefb9a21a1c734f098ead5.apk
- Package
- com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v7.2.1-2
Additional Bug Fixes
Permissions (43)
This version requests 43 permissions, 13 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read media audio Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
- Read phone numbers Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Access (custom) com.verizon.api.ACCESS
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Component status (custom) com.verizon.mips.services.COMPONENT_STATUS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Detect screen capture android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read basic phone state android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE
- Read privileged phone state android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
- Read sync stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
- Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
- Request delete packages android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- 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
- Sync provider (custom) com.synchronoss.android.sync.permission.provider
- Sync read write providers (custom) com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms.sync.permission.READ_WRITE_PROVIDERS
- Sync read write providers (custom) com.synchronoss.verizon.lockedfolderapp.sync.permission.READ_WRITE_PROVIDERS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 12, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Verizon Wireless” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Nov 12, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 12, 2025
- 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 (4 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Verizon Protect on Android 8.0+
You'll need about 422.2 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (211.1 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-securityandprivacy-android-verizon-vms-700200102-72282271-3a8c6026abcefb9a21a1c734f098ead5.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 3a8c6026abcefb9a21a1c734f098ead5. 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 Verizon Protect — 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 8.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, 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.