WeChat

Connecting over a billion people with calls, chats, and more

WeChat · com.tencent.mm

4.1 out of 5 (1,556 ratings) 100M+ downloads v8.0.58 245.9 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Same certificate as v6.3.31, which matches Google Play Details

At a glance

Latest version: v8.0.58 (2841)
Updated: Apr 28, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 245.9 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: ARM 64-bit
Google Play services: Required
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Communication (app)
Listed since: Mar 21, 2013 (at least)
Permissions: 94 (17 sensitive)
Website: wechat.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

WeChat is an app by WeChat in the Communication category, listed since at least March 2013. It includes native code only for ARM 64-bit, so it won't install on phones that can only run 32-bit apps. It needs Google Play services, so it may not work on phones without them.

Since version 5.4.0.64_r800838, the minimum Android version rose from 2.3.3 to 6.0. It asks for 94 permissions, 17 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and record audio. Compared with version 7.0.6, it adds 26 new permissions (“Access media location”, “Activity recognition”, “Bluetooth advertise” and 23 more) and drops 14 (“Authenticate accounts”, “Body sensors”, “Flashlight” and 11 more). The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Ratings

4.1out of 51,556 ratings

5 ★47%
4 ★30%
3 ★16%
2 ★2%
1 ★5%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v8.0.58

What's New in WeChat V8.0.57 - Minor bug fixes.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “apps”.

WeChat is more than a messaging and social media app – it is a lifestyle for over one billion users across the world. Chat and make calls with friends, share your life's favorite Moments, enjoy mobile payment features, and much more. Why do over one billion people use WeChat? - MORE WAYS TO CHAT: Message friends using text, photo, voice, video, location sharing, and more. Create group chats with up to 500 members. - VOICE & VIDEO CALLS: High-quality voice and video calls to anywhere in the world. Make group video calls with up to 9 people. - MOMENTS: Share your favorite moments. Post photos, videos, and more to your Moments stream. - STATUS: post your status to capture your mood and share an ephemeral experience with friends - STICKER GALLERY: Browse thousands of fun, animated stickers to help express yourself in chats, including stickers with your favorite cartoon and movie characters. - CUSTOM STICKERS: Make chatting more unique with custom stickers and Selfie Stickers feature. - REAL-TIME LOCATION: Not good at explaining directions? Share your real-time location with the press of a button. -PAY: Enjoy the convenience of world-leading mobile payment features with Pay and Wallet (*only available in certain regions). - WECHAT OUT: Make calls to mobile phones and landlines around the globe at super low rates (*only available in certain regions). - LANGUAGE SUPPORT: Localized in 18 different languages and can translate friends’ messages and Moments posts. - BETTER PRIVACY: Giving you the highest level of control over your privacy, WeChat is certified by TRUSTe. - EXPAND YOUR WORLD WITH WEIXIN SERVICES: Activate Channels, Official Accounts, Mini Programs, and other features offered via WeChat's sister service, Weixin. - AND MUCH MORE...

Version history

6 versions are listed; the oldest rated Trusted is v5.4.0.64_r800838. Since v8.0.58 it requires Android 6.0+.

v8.0.58 LATEST Apr 28, 2025 245.9 MB TRUSTED v7.0.6 Sep 17, 2020 123.7 MB TRUSTED v6.6.7 Sep 17, 2020 84.6 MB TRUSTED v6.3.31 Sep 17, 2020 37.1 MB TRUSTED v5.4.0.64_r800838 Jun 6, 2026 23.1 MB TRUSTED

All 6 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Tencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as v6.3.31, which matches Google Play v6.3.31 · v5.4.0.64_r800838

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Apr 28, 2025
Signed byCN=Tencent, OU=Tencent Guangzhou Research and Development Center, O=Tencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited, L=Shenzhen, ST=Guangdong, C=86
Signing certificate (SHA-1)CC:80:D7:6A:A9:FE:94:EC:20:5E:F0:C3:36:BF:C4:24:59:6D:A2:90
File MD57615e2ec38671feb7eb58c2a80b609c8
Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010

Scans and ratings 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 — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.

Permissions (94)

WeChat requests 94 permissions, 17 of them sensitive.

Access media location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
Activity recognition Sensitive android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Bluetooth advertise Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
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 media visual user selected Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
Auth (custom) cn.cyberidentity.certification.AUTH
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Broadcast (custom) com.tencent.mm.vfs.broadcast
Broadcast sticky android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY
Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Detect screen capture android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
Dump (custom) com.tencent.mm.manual.dump
Easygo read permission (custom) com.huawei.easygo.permission.READ_PERMISSION
Easygo read permission (custom) com.miui.easygo.permission.READ_PERMISSION
Ext read (custom) com.tencent.mm.ext.permission.READ
Ext write (custom) com.tencent.mm.ext.permission.WRITE
Fantasywindow (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.FANTASYWINDOW
Foreground service camera android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA
Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
Foreground service health android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_HEALTH
Foreground service location android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
Foreground service media projection android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION
Foreground service microphone android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
Hide overlay windows android.permission.HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS
Hw access auth service (custom) com.huawei.authentication.HW_ACCESS_AUTH_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Interact across users android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.tencent.mm.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Launcher read settings (custom) com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher write badge extras (custom) com.meizu.flyme.launcher.permission.WRITE_BADGE_EXTRAS
Launcher2 read settings (custom) com.bbk.launcher2.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Location send view (custom) com.tencent.mm.location.permission.SEND_VIEW
Matrix process supervisor (custom) com.tencent.mm.matrix.permission.PROCESS_SUPERVISOR
Message (custom) com.tencent.mm.wear.message
Miui read steps (custom) miui.permission.READ_STEPS
Mm mm message (custom) com.tencent.mm.permission.MM_MESSAGE
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Nfc android.permission.NFC
Plugin read (custom) com.tencent.mm.plugin.permission.READ
Plugin write (custom) com.tencent.mm.plugin.permission.WRITE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Provider (custom) com.open.gallery.smart.Provider
Push messaging (app-defined) com.tencent.mm.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Read (custom) com.open.gallery.smart.Read
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Remove home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Security access threat detection (custom) com.hihonor.security.permission.ACCESS_THREAT_DETECTION
Sensor gyroscope android.permission.SENSOR_GYROSCOPE
Shortcut action (custom) android.bluetooth.permissions.SHORTCUT_ACTION
Shortcut action (custom) com.tencent.bluetooth.permissions.SHORTCUT_ACTION
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Soter access soter keystore (custom) com.soter.permission.ACCESS_SOTER_KEYSTORE
Strategynotify (custom) com.tencent.mm.matrix.strategynotify
Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
Use exact alarm android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM
Use facerecognition android.permission.USE_FACERECOGNITION
Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
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
Waid provider write (custom) com.tencent.mm.WAID_PROVIDER_WRITE
Warmed up (custom) com.tencent.mm.backtrace.warmed_up
Write (custom) com.open.gallery.smart.Write
Write app badge android.permission.WRITE_APP_BADGE

Required hardware & features

Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

WeChat APK: questions and answers

How much space does WeChat need?

The APK is 245.9 MB, and the app also needs 104.5 MB of extra data (OBB files). Leave about 596.2 MB free for the installation.

Is there a version of WeChat for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 6.0 or later. Version 7.0.6 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.4 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 7.0.6 · All versions

Does WeChat need Google Play services?

Yes. The APK declares Google Play services as required, so it may not work on phones without them, such as recent Huawei models.

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 WeChat free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the WeChat 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 version 6.3.31, whose signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 7615e2ec38671feb7eb58c2a80b609c8.