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WiFi Manager (Privacy Friendly)

Manages your device's WiFi

SECUSO Research Group · org.secuso.privacyfriendlywifimanager

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v1.0 2 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

At a glance

Latest version
v1.0 (1)
Updated
Sep 11, 2018 (8 years ago)
APK size
2 MB
Requires
Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Permissions
4 (1 sensitive)
Website
secuso.org
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

WiFi Manager (Privacy Friendly) is an app by SECUSO Research Group in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 4 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: approximate location.

What's new in v1.0

Initial Release

Description

From the listing uploaded by “pocketappz”.

Privacy Friendly WiFi Manager helps you automatically turning on/off your Wi-Fi while you are not near a known WiFi network. Therefore, Privacy Friendly WiFiManager keeps track of the cell tower ids in your area while you are connected to a WiFi network. By keeping this information, the app tries to learn where your WiFi is located without using GPS. This app is different from other apps considering two aspects: 1) Minimal Permissions/Data Storage Privacy Friendly WiFi Manager preserves your privacy by tracking least necessary data. All data is kept on your phone. No data is sent to anybody. We also try to use least permissions possible. Privacy Friendly WiFi Manager requires access the the device's coarse location to retrieve the cell tower information. It furthermore requires access to the WiFi state and the permission to change the WiFi state. 2) No advertisement Privacy Friendly WiFi-Manager does not include any form of advertisement. Many other apps in the Google Play Store show distracting ads that also reduce battery life.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Philipp Rack” Not the developer's name (“SECUSO Research Group”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Sep 11, 2018
  • Antivirus scan passed Nov 11, 2020
  • Signed byCN=Philipp Rack
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)CE:01:A6:12:18:B9:7A:C4:DE:AA:75:DA:4E:5A:FB:DA:05:9D:FF:20
  • File MD59fc089e8a7d5338be60742893a8ea37c
  • Uploaded by “pocketappz” Silver tier · 42,510 followers · uploading since 2015

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Permissions (4)

WiFi Manager (Privacy Friendly) requests 4 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

WiFi Manager (Privacy Friendly) 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 WiFi Manager (Privacy Friendly) APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 9fc089e8a7d5338be60742893a8ea37c.

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