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simplex-armv7a.apk

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90.75 MB

Analyzed: 2026-05-09 06:51 UTC

APK Security & Privacy Score

Security scoring uses multi-engine scan signals and APK indicators. Privacy scoring uses requested permissions and network endpoint patterns.

Security Scan-weighted
96/100
Threat scan clean Modern target SDK
Privacy Permissions & network
85/100
High-risk permissions HTTP URLs found
90/100
Excellent
Overall trust

Facts

Threat scan 0/75 flagged, 0 suspicious
Permissions 21 requested
Network strings 16 URLs (6 HTTP, 10 HTTPS)
Target SDK 35
Certificate Valid until 2047-02-16 (21 years, suspicious)

Warnings

Found 6 HTTP URL strings (unencrypted).
High-risk permissions detected: android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS, android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Package Name chat.simplex.app
Version Code 345
Version Name 6.5
Application Name chat.simplex.app.SimplexApp
Debuggable No
Allow Backup No
Min SDK Android 26 (Oreo)
Target SDK Android 35 (Android 15)
Supported ABIs
armeabi-v7a

Certificate & Signer

Valid From 2022-02-22 21:08:34
Valid To 2047-02-16 21:08:34
Serial Number 7c91ce59
Thumbprint da31bcac122f6513d12e541e6598b943b84468bd
Issuer: C UK
Issuer: CN Evgeny Poberezkin
Issuer: DN C:UK, CN:Evgeny Poberezkin, O:SimpleX Chat
Issuer: O SimpleX Chat
Subject: C UK
Subject: CN Evgeny Poberezkin
Subject: DN C:UK, CN:Evgeny Poberezkin, O:SimpleX Chat
Subject: O SimpleX Chat

Security Scan

0 /75
✓ Clean
Scanned by 75 security vendors
Last scan: 2026-05-01 03:02 UTC
Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Harmless
0
Undetected
66
Timeout
0
Failure
0

Scan Providers

75 vendors
ALYac undetected
No result reported
Engine 2.0.0.10
APEX type-unsupported
No result reported
Engine 6.774
AVG undetected
No result reported
Engine 23.9.8494.0
Acronis undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.2.0.121
AhnLab-V3 undetected
No result reported
Engine 3.30.0.10666
Alibaba undetected
No result reported
Engine 0.3.0.5
Antiy-AVL undetected
No result reported
Engine 3.0
Arcabit undetected
No result reported
Engine 2025.0.0.23
Avast undetected
No result reported
Engine 23.9.8494.0
Avast-Mobile undetected
No result reported
Engine 260430-02
Avira undetected
No result reported
Engine 8.3.3.24
BitDefender undetected
No result reported
Engine 7.2
BitDefenderFalx undetected
No result reported
Engine 2.0.936
Bkav undetected
No result reported
Engine 2.0.0.1
CAT-QuickHeal undetected
No result reported
Engine 22.00
CMC undetected
No result reported
Engine 2.4.2022.1
CTX undetected
No result reported
Engine 2024.8.29.1
ClamAV undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.5.2.0
CrowdStrike undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.0
Cylance type-unsupported
No result reported
Engine 3.0.0.0
Cynet type-unsupported
No result reported
Engine 4.0.3.4
DeepInstinct type-unsupported
No result reported
Engine 5.0.0.8
DrWeb undetected
No result reported
Engine 7.0.75.2070
ESET-NOD32 undetected
No result reported
Engine 18.2.18.0
Elastic undetected
No result reported
Engine 4.0.259
Emsisoft undetected
No result reported
Engine 2024.8.0.61147
F-Secure undetected
No result reported
Engine 18.10.1547.307
Fortinet undetected
No result reported
Engine 7.0.30.0
GData undetected
No result reported
Engine GD:27.44381AVA:64.31144
Google undetected
No result reported
Engine 1777600854
Gridinsoft undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.0.244.174
Ikarus undetected
No result reported
Engine 6.4.16.0
Jiangmin undetected
No result reported
Engine 16.0.100
K7AntiVirus undetected
No result reported
Engine 14.49.59364
K7GW undetected
No result reported
Engine 14.49.59364
Kaspersky undetected
No result reported
Engine 22.0.1.28
Kingsoft undetected
No result reported
Engine None
Lionic undetected
No result reported
Engine 8.16
Malwarebytes undetected
No result reported
Engine 3.1.0.234
MaxSecure undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.0.0.1
McAfeeD undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.2.0.14532
MicroWorld-eScan undetected
No result reported
Engine 14.0.409.0
Microsoft undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.1.26030.3008
NANO-Antivirus undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.0.170.26895
Paloalto type-unsupported
No result reported
Engine 0.9.0.1003
Panda undetected
No result reported
Engine 4.6.4.2
Rising undetected
No result reported
Engine 25.0.0.28
SUPERAntiSpyware undetected
No result reported
Engine 5.6.0.1032
Sangfor undetected
No result reported
Engine 2.22.3.0
SentinelOne type-unsupported
No result reported
Engine 7.6.2.19
Skyhigh undetected
No result reported
Engine v2021.2.0+4045
Sophos undetected
No result reported
Engine 3.4.1.0
Symantec undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.22.0.0
SymantecMobileInsight undetected
No result reported
Engine 2.0
TACHYON undetected
No result reported
Engine 2026-04-23.02
Tencent undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.0.0.1
Trapmine type-unsupported
No result reported
Engine 4.0.11.0
TrellixENS undetected
No result reported
Engine 6.0.6.653
TrendMicro undetected
No result reported
Engine 24.550.0.1002
TrendMicro-HouseCall undetected
No result reported
Engine 24.550.0.1002
Trustlook undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.0
VBA32 undetected
No result reported
Engine 5.6.0
VIPRE undetected
No result reported
Engine 6.0.0.35
Varist undetected
No result reported
Engine 6.6.1.3
ViRobot undetected
No result reported
Engine 2014.3.20.0
VirIT undetected
No result reported
Engine 9.5.1198
Webroot undetected
No result reported
Engine 1.9.0.8
Xcitium undetected
No result reported
Engine 38610
Yandex undetected
No result reported
Engine 5.5.2.24
Zillya undetected
No result reported
Engine 2.0.0.5592
ZoneAlarm undetected
No result reported
Engine 6.24-114820624
Zoner undetected
No result reported
Engine 2.2.2.0
alibabacloud type-unsupported
No result reported
Engine 2.2.0
huorong undetected
No result reported
Engine 884742a:884742a:abbc3b7:abbc3b7
tehtris type-unsupported
No result reported

File Signatures

SHA-256 9729ddd6b85b69f32b99cbe05081d95d7dcb4c7827ea16e939c38db9bd1eee9b
MD5 321770c580d83d47138072871c96b385
SHA-1 33a0a671d7680ade242465d9b4c5c725f385459d
SSDEEP 1572864:QdNFqThp4TwAoUiXPFMI1HT6r/VZc6yyBNF+itbb2FVPvJyQlufkVFZPm0F2aaLZ:mNFqFp4cA5i/FMI1YtzF+Ibb8PvJyQla
TLSH T1BB28236677C8DB16F5361936CD6AB609F26A9C25AF5393C7B1083B1C24B30D48F2B6C4
VHASH 1db005d48a46de6b7c7220207e7673d9
PERMHASH 02bedbc749704f0f276e4523976bd3c1f390a0ef4cbcf64847974a8dfa23c499

File Intelligence

Type Description Android Human-friendly file type name based on multiple detection methods.
Type Extension apk Most likely file extension inferred from the content.
Type Tag android Primary type tag assigned by the classifier.
Type Tags executable, mobile, android, apk Additional type tags that describe the file content.
Magic Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=deflate File signature result from magic bytes inspection.
Magika APK File type predicted by Magika (ML-based file type detection).
TrID SPSS Extension (32.2%), Android Package (29%), Java Archive (14.5%), Sweet Home 3D Design (generic) (11.2%), Konfabulator widget (8.6%) TrID file type guesses with probabilities.
dhash 0000001c1e0d0408 Perceptual hash used to compare visual similarity of files.
raw md5 8c4f853babaee2f6af9fb7b5d0c98769 Raw MD5 hash of the file contents.
extensions xml (391), png (380), version (101), svg (49), txt (16), proto (11), kotlin_builtins (8), dex (7), so (6), csv (4), ttf (4), css (3), html (3), js (3), md (2), bin (1), CoroutineExceptionHandler (1), gz (1), json (1), MainDispatcherFactory (1), MF (1), mp3 (1), prof (1), profm (1), properties (1), textproto (1) File extensions found inside the APK and how many of each.
file types XML (429), PNG (380), unknown (179), ELF (6), HTML (3), Java Bytecode (1), JavaScript (1), MP3 (1) Detected embedded file types and their counts.
highest datetime 2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC Latest timestamp found among files inside the archive.
lowest datetime 2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC Earliest timestamp found among files inside the archive.
num children 1826 Number of files contained within the archive.
type APK Container type detected for the analyzed file.
uncompressed size 273 MB Estimated total size of all files after extraction.

Deep Manifest Analysis

Activity Intents (1)

chat.simplex.app.MainActivity
Actions
View Activity Action: Display the data to the user. android.intent.action.VIEW
Send Activity Action: Deliver some data to someone else. android.intent.action.SEND
Send Multiple Activity Action: Deliver multiple data to someone else. android.intent.action.SEND_MULTIPLE
Categories
android.intent.category.LAUNCHER android.intent.category.DEFAULT android.intent.category.BROWSABLE

Receiver Intents (10)

Profile installer Installs performance profiles to speed up app startup and hot paths. androidx.profileinstaller.ProfileInstallReceiver
Actions
Install performance profile Installs a profile that helps optimize app performance. androidx.profileinstaller.action.INSTALL_PROFILE
Skip profile install Skips profile installation for this build. androidx.profileinstaller.action.SKIP_FILE
Save performance profile Saves a profile generated during app usage. androidx.profileinstaller.action.SAVE_PROFILE
Benchmark operation Runs a profile installer benchmark operation. androidx.profileinstaller.action.BENCHMARK_OPERATION
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryChargingProxy
Actions
Power Connected Broadcast Action: External power has been connected to the device. android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED
android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_DISCONNECTED android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_DISCONNECTED
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryNotLowProxy
Actions
Battery Okay Broadcast Action: Indicates the battery is now okay after being low. android.intent.action.BATTERY_OKAY
Battery Low Broadcast Action: Indicates low battery condition on the device. android.intent.action.BATTERY_LOW
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$NetworkStateProxy
Actions
android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$StorageNotLowProxy
Actions
Device Storage Low Broadcast Action: A sticky broadcast that indicates low memory android.intent.action.DEVICE_STORAGE_LOW
Device Storage Ok Broadcast Action: Indicates low memory condition on the device no longer exists android.intent.action.DEVICE_STORAGE_OK
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxyUpdateReceiver
Actions
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.UpdateProxies androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.UpdateProxies
Work rescheduler Reschedules background work after reboot or app update. androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.RescheduleReceiver
Actions
Boot Completed Broadcast Action: This is broadcast once, after the system has finished android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED
Time Changed Broadcast Action: The time was set. android.intent.action.TIME_SET
Timezone Changed Broadcast Action: The timezone has changed. android.intent.action.TIMEZONE_CHANGED
androidx.work.impl.diagnostics.DiagnosticsReceiver
Actions
androidx.work.diagnostics.REQUEST_DIAGNOSTICS androidx.work.diagnostics.REQUEST_DIAGNOSTICS
chat.simplex.app.SimplexService$AppUpdateReceiver
Actions
My Package Replaced Broadcast Action: A new version of your application has been installed android.intent.action.MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED
chat.simplex.app.SimplexService$StartReceiver
Actions
Boot Completed Broadcast Action: This is broadcast once, after the system has finished android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED

Native Libraries (6)

libandroidx.graphics.path libandroidx.graphics.path.so
libapp-lib libapp-lib.so
libimage_processing_util_jni libimage_processing_util_jni.so
libsimplex libsimplex.so
libsupport libsupport.so
libsurface_util_jni libsurface_util_jni.so

Requested Permissions (21)

take pictures and videos This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use. android.permission.CAMERA
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
android.permission.VIDEO_CAPTURE Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.VIDEO_CAPTURE
record audio android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
change your audio settings Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output. android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Foreground service Allows the app to run a foreground service. android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
keep car screen turned on Allows the app to keep the car screen turned on. android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
run at startup Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the tablet and allow the app to slow down the overall tablet by always running. android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
control vibration Allows the app to control the vibrator. android.permission.VIBRATE
have full network access Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet. android.permission.INTERNET
view network connections Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected. android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
modify or delete the contents of your shared storage Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage. android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_REMOTE_MESSAGING Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_REMOTE_MESSAGING
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT Custom app or vendor permission (not publicly documented). android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
Dynamic receiver access Internal app permission used to protect dynamic broadcast receivers. chat.simplex.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Uses Features (1)

Camera Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and android.hardware.camera

Activities (3)

chat.simplex.app.MainActivity
chat.simplex.app.views.call.CallActivity
com.jakewharton.processphoenix.PhoenixActivity

Services (9)

chat.simplex.app.SimplexService
chat.simplex.app.CallService
androidx.camera.core.impl.MetadataHolderService
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.SystemAlarmService
androidx.work.impl.background.systemjob.SystemJobService
androidx.work.impl.foreground.SystemForegroundService
androidx.work.multiprocess.RemoteWorkManagerService
androidx.room.MultiInstanceInvalidationService
com.jakewharton.processphoenix.PhoenixService

Broadcast Receivers (14)

chat.simplex.app.model.NtfManager$NtfActionReceiver chat.simplex.app.model.NtfManager$NtfActionReceiver
chat.simplex.app.CallService$CallActionReceiver chat.simplex.app.CallService$CallActionReceiver
chat.simplex.app.SimplexService$StartReceiver chat.simplex.app.SimplexService$StartReceiver
chat.simplex.app.SimplexService$AutoRestartReceiver chat.simplex.app.SimplexService$AutoRestartReceiver
chat.simplex.app.SimplexService$AppUpdateReceiver chat.simplex.app.SimplexService$AppUpdateReceiver
androidx.work.impl.utils.ForceStopRunnable$BroadcastReceiver androidx.work.impl.utils.ForceStopRunnable$BroadcastReceiver
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryChargingProxy androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryChargingProxy
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryNotLowProxy androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryNotLowProxy
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$StorageNotLowProxy androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$StorageNotLowProxy
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$NetworkStateProxy androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$NetworkStateProxy
Work rescheduler Reschedules background work after reboot or app update. androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.RescheduleReceiver
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxyUpdateReceiver androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxyUpdateReceiver
androidx.work.impl.diagnostics.DiagnosticsReceiver androidx.work.impl.diagnostics.DiagnosticsReceiver
Profile installer Installs performance profiles to speed up app startup and hot paths. androidx.profileinstaller.ProfileInstallReceiver

Content Providers (2)

androidx.core.content.FileProvider
androidx.startup.InitializationProvider

Submission Details

Submitted At 2026-05-09
First Submission 2026-05-09
Last Submission 2026-05-09
Stored Until 2026-06-08