Yahoo! Messenger Plug-in
Yahoo · com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.imvideo
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.5.0 (944438797)
- Updated
- Nov 19, 2011 (14 years ago)
- APK size
- 5.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.0.1+ (API 6)
- CPU support
- ARM (legacy)
- Category
- Communication (app)
- Permissions
- 14 (5 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
Yahoo! Messenger Plug-in is an app by Yahoo in the Communication category. It includes native code only for ARM (legacy), so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.
It asks for 14 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and call phone.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “maharana”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Yahoo! Inc.” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Jun 4, 2026
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 27, 2020
- Signed byCN=Yahoo! mobile CA, OU=Yahoo! mobile, O=Yahoo! Inc., L=Sunnyvale, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)BE:F3:23:62:C0:9F:50:80:7E:02:5F:AD:8E:1F:78:A8:C3:4A:38:05
- File MD5f7c8bc20f09d697cee0d3b80631d5839
- Uploaded by “maharana” 446 followers · uploading since 2011
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Permissions (14)
Yahoo! Messenger Plug-in requests 14 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Broadcast sticky android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Modify phone state android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Yahoo inter app (custom) com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.permissions.YAHOO_INTER_APP
Required hardware & features
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
Yahoo! Messenger Plug-in 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 Yahoo! Messenger Plug-in 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 f7c8bc20f09d697cee0d3b80631d5839.
