Wireless USB and Tethering
Paolo Giachin · com.coboltforge.wireless.usb
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.0 (22)
- Updated
- Mar 28, 2014 (12 years ago)
- APK size
- 2.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.2+ (API 8)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Productivity (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 15, 2014 (at least)
- Permissions
- 12 (3 sensitive)
- Website
- wireless.shoutr.net
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Wireless USB and Tethering is an app by Paolo Giachin in the Productivity category, listed since at least February 2014. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 12 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: find accounts on the device, modify shared storage and write settings. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
What's new in v2.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appsgalore”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “CoboltForge” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 20, 2016
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 25, 2020
- Signed byCN=Cobolt Forge, OU=CoboltForge, O=CoboltForge, L=Berlin, ST=Berlin, C=DE
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)BA:AC:5B:90:F8:92:66:84:CD:85:60:89:84:C3:AD:0F:DE:E8:E0:8D
- File MD5f35bb6220cef603d181526e4e1f846ee
- Uploaded by “appsgalore” Bronze tier · 2,169 followers · uploading since 2012
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Permissions (12)
Wireless USB and Tethering requests 12 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- 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
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Wireless USB and Tethering 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 Wireless USB and Tethering free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Wireless USB and Tethering 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 f35bb6220cef603d181526e4e1f846ee.