
whatsfile - Hide & secure chatting app files
naji el attar · com.mediahouselb.whatsfile
At a glance
- Latest version
- v6.1.1 (8)
- Updated
- Sep 15, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 8.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Sep 14, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 10 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- whatsfile.net
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
whatsfile - Hide & secure chatting app files is an app by naji el attar in the Tools category, listed since at least September 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 10 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including read contacts, read phone status and identity and read shared storage.
What's new in v6.1.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “mediahouselb” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Nov 8, 2021
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Signed byCN=mediahouselb
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)60:97:2A:25:E0:12:7B:99:E9:0C:E7:6B:2E:18:B8:B5:6B:F7:8F:4E
- File MD5473f1127ae068f17d84a52d430993044
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (10)
whatsfile - Hide & secure chatting app files requests 10 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
whatsfile - Hide & secure chatting app files APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the whatsfile - Hide & secure chatting app files APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 473f1127ae068f17d84a52d430993044.