Viber - APKreport

Scorepublic version 29.1.1.0

Six axes, each a short rule applied to facts from the report; the full report has every line that cost or confirmed something. The total is their mean, less what fell below an axis's bottom. Nothing is rewarded for being hidden: code packed under assets (classes2.dex).

30of 100

Security 100 No security problem found.

Tracking 1 25 tracking tools found. It is 99 points below the bottom of the scale, so the total loses 16.5 more.

Build hygiene 62 The app passes 8 of 13 checks of how well it was built.

Packaging 100 Unpacked, the base APK is 207 MB; 598 KB of it is unused files.

Access 1 Asks for 9 of 11 kinds of permission; 2 kinds of special access. It is 15 points below the bottom of the scale, so the total loses 2.5 more.

Background 28 Runs 5 kinds of background service and starts by itself after a restart.

Public cardversion 29.1.1.0

What anyone may know of this app: the score, the trackers and the dangerous permissions of its newest public version - one Google Play installed, and out in the world. Sign in to open the full report: every finding, the libraries and the hosts.

Trackers AdColonyAdd Apt TrAdjustAdmostAmazon AdvertisementAppLovin MAXAppodeal StackBidMachineChartboostFacebook AdsFirebase AnalyticsFyberGoogle AdMobHuawei AdsInMobiironSourceMintegralMixPanelmyTargetPanglePrebid MobilePubMaticUnity AdsVungle / LiftoffYandex Mobile Ads

Dangerous permissions ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCAMERAREAD_CALL_LOGREAD_CONTACTSREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEREAD_PHONE_NUMBERSREAD_PHONE_STATERECORD_AUDIOSEND_SMSWRITE_CONTACTSWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Score of each public version
Version	Score	Change
29.1.1.0	30
29.0.1.0	30
28.11.0.0	30
28.10.2.0	30

Data safety

From Google Play; may be up to 90 days old.

Collected: Device or other IDs
Personal info: Name, Email address, User IDs, Address, Phone number, Political or religious beliefs, Sexual orientation, Other info
Messages: Other in-app messages
Contacts
Web browsing: Web browsing history
App info and performance: Crash logs, Diagnostics, Other app performance data
App activity: App interactions, In-app search history, Other user-generated content, Other actions
Financial info: User payment info, Purchase history, Other financial info
Location: Approximate location, Precise location
Photos and videos: Photos
Shared: Device or other IDs
Personal info: Name, Email address
Financial info: User payment info, Purchase history
Location: Approximate location, Precise location
Security: Data is encrypted in transit · You can request that data be deleted
Privacy policy: www.viber.com/privacy

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