Verizon Protect v5.3.0.2115
APK · 74.7 MB · version code 53002115 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Nov 30, 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 74.7 MB; the latest is 188.9 MB (114.3 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.4+; the latest needs Android 10+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 32 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Call phone, Camera, Change wifi multicast state, Clear app user data, Detect screen capture, Foreground service data sync….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Access coarse updates, Battery stats, Get tasks, Kill background processes, Raised thread priority, Read shared storage, Real get tasks, Request ignore battery optimizations….
File information
- Version
- v5.3.0.2115 (53002115)
- Uploaded
- Nov 30, 2025
- Size
- 74.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 9bb420cd347420ed8e50a46eaa9e4f71
- 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-53002115-72600567-9bb420cd347420ed8e50a46eaa9e4f71.apk
- Package
- com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.3.0.2115
Additional Bug Fixes
Permissions (43)
This version requests 43 permissions, 14 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read phone numbers Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
- Receive mms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS
- Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Access (custom) com.verizon.api.ACCESS
- Access coarse updates android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_UPDATES
- Battery stats android.permission.BATTERY_STATS
- Browser read history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Browser write history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Kill background processes android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Raised thread priority android.permission.RAISED_THREAD_PRIORITY
- Read (custom) com.mcafee.verizonmockmdn.READ
- Read privileged phone state android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
- Real get tasks android.permission.REAL_GET_TASKS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
- Request delete packages android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Vms engage (custom) com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms.permission.ENGAGE
- Write sms android.permission.WRITE_SMS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 30, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Verizon Wireless” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 6 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jul 13, 2023
- Validated against Google Play Nov 30, 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 (6 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Verizon Protect on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 149.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (74.7 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-53002115-72600567-9bb420cd347420ed8e50a46eaa9e4f71.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 9bb420cd347420ed8e50a46eaa9e4f71. 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 4.4+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), 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.