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HotPads Rent Apartments

HotPads (Owned by ZillowGroup) · Build 7.3.2

com.hotpads.mobile
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Overview

Analysis recorded

6 finding categories to review

HotPads Rent Apartments (com.hotpads.mobile) scored grade B, 84 out of 100, in a static scan of version 7.3.2 on 2026-10-11. It has no high or critical findings, and 6 lower-severity finding categories across 10 occurrences. 9 tracking SDKs are present in the package, which describes what ships, not what runs or what it sends. This is static analysis of a single build: it does not observe the app running and does not establish that any data is exposed.

Finding categories610 occurrences
High / critical0Category count
Tracking SDKs9Presence, not observed traffic
Assessment score84 / 100Grade B

Start with these findings

mediumCleartext (HTTP) traffic permitted1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

The manifest permits cleartext (HTTP) traffic. Data sent over plain HTTP can be read or tampered with on the network; modern apps should require HTTPS.

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.
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mediumShort signing key (RSA 1024-bit)1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

The signing key is shorter than the modern 2048-bit RSA minimum. Short keys are cryptographically weaker; a release should re-key to at least RSA-2048 (or an EC key).

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.
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lowData Safety label omits Location2 occurrences

Interpretation & review guidance

The app's Google Play Data Safety label omits a data category it can actually access — a permission it requests, or an advertising/device identifier it references. Under-declaring collection is a Play policy issue and a COPPA/privacy concern. This is a static signal: a requested permission is capability, not proof of collection — confirm against runtime behavior.

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Evidence
2 recorded occurrences in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.
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Privacy

24 requested permissions · 6 flagged high-risk classes.

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Build & components

126 components recorded. Certificate parsing does not validate APK signature integrity.

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Findings

6 categories · 10 occurrences. Severity totals describe categories. Expand a finding for interpretation and review guidance.

mediumCleartext (HTTP) traffic permitted1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

The manifest permits cleartext (HTTP) traffic. Data sent over plain HTTP can be read or tampered with on the network; modern apps should require HTTPS.

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Parsed app configuration
Representative location
AndroidManifest.xml
Recorded match
android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
Detector rule
manifest
Recorded file locations
  • AndroidManifest.xml

1 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

Review whether this belongs to intended app functionality or a bundled library. A static match does not establish runtime impact.

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mediumShort signing key (RSA 1024-bit)1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

The signing key is shorter than the modern 2048-bit RSA minimum. Short keys are cryptographically weaker; a release should re-key to at least RSA-2048 (or an EC key).

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Signing metadata
Representative location
META-INF/signing:key
Recorded match
RSA-1024
Detector rule
signing
Recorded file locations
  • META-INF/signing:key

1 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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lowData Safety label omits Location2 occurrences

Interpretation & review guidance

The app's Google Play Data Safety label omits a data category it can actually access — a permission it requests, or an advertising/device identifier it references. Under-declaring collection is a Play policy issue and a COPPA/privacy concern. This is a static signal: a requested permission is capability, not proof of collection — confirm against runtime behavior.

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Evidence
2 recorded occurrences in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Static string match
Representative location
data-safety:Location
Recorded match
Pattern recorded; identifying value redacted.

2 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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lowFirebase Realtime Database reference1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

A Firebase Realtime Database URL. Nearly every app that uses Firebase ships one. It's only an exposure if the database rules are world-readable — that's what live verification checks.

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Static string match
Representative location
resources.arsc
Recorded match
Pattern recorded; identifying value redacted.
Detector rule
firebase_db
Recorded file locations
  • resources.arsc

1 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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lowFirebase Storage bucket reference3 occurrences

Interpretation & review guidance

A Firebase Cloud Storage bucket reference (the default <project>.appspot.com). Storing user files here is normal — it's only an exposure if the Storage security rules allow public read/list, which live verification tests.

Evidence
3 recorded occurrences in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Static string match
Representative location
resources.arsc
Recorded match
Pattern recorded; identifying value redacted.
Detector rule
firebase_storage_bucket
Recorded file locations
  • resources.arsc

3 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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lowGoogle API key (client-shipped; restriction unverified)2 occurrences

Interpretation & review guidance

Android apps are designed to ship Google API keys in the client; Google restricts them by app signing certificate + enabled API. This is only a problem if the key is left unrestricted — presence alone is expected, not an exposure.

Evidence
2 recorded occurrences in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Static string match
Representative location
resources.arsc
Recorded match
AIza•••••••• (21–40 chars, redacted)
Detector rule
google_api_key
Recorded file locations
  • resources.arsc

2 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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Privacy signals

Capabilities and bundled software do not prove that data was collected or transmitted.

Requested permissions24
Flagged high-risk classes6
Detected SDKs9

Precise location Approx. location Camera Phone state Calendar Accounts

Requested permission inventory (24)
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_UPDATES
  • android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
  • android.permission.CAMERA
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
  • android.permission.INTERNET
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
  • android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
  • android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
  • android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
  • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
  • com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
  • com.hotpads.mobile.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Data collection & flow (privacy signal, not part of the grade)

Data the app can access
Calendar
Calendar (write)Calendar
Camera
Camera
Location
Precise locationApproximate location
Personal info
Device accounts
Phone
Phone state / numberPhone number
Persistent identifiers (referenced in code)
Advertising ID (AAID)Android IDDevice ID / IMEISIM serialHardware MAC address
Where it can go
Third parties present (7)
Google AdMobComscoreDatadog RUMGoogle Analytics for FirebaseGoogle Firebase AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerAdjust
  • Precise location, Approximate location requested while 2 ad/attribution SDK(s) are present (Google AdMob, Adjust) — location commonly feeds ad targeting.
  • Persistent-identifier APIs referenced in code (Advertising ID (AAID), Android ID, Device ID / IMEI +2 more) with 7 analytics/ad SDK(s) present — the mechanism used for cross-app profiling.
  • Calendar, Camera, Personal info, Phone data requested with third-party analytics/ad SDKs present.

This maps what the app can access (permissions it requests, identifier APIs its code references) to the third parties bundled in it. It reflects capability and SDK presence — not proof that a specific value was transmitted.

Data Safety: declared vs observed (Play label vs our analysis)

Declared collected
App activityApp info and performanceMessagesPersonal info
Declared shared
App info and performancePersonal info
We observe the app can access
CalendarLocation
⚠ Possible Data Safety mismatch. Label omits 2 categories the app can access: Calendar, Location.

We compare the developer's Google Play Data Safety declaration with what the binary can actually do (permissions it requests, identifier APIs and third-party SDKs it ships). A mismatch is a capability signal to confirm — a requested permission is not proof of collection.

Trackers & SDKs (9 detected · privacy signal, not part of the grade)

Advertising
Google AdMob
Analytics
ComscoreDatadog RUMGoogle Analytics for FirebaseGoogle Firebase AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
Attribution
Adjust
Consent
IAB TCF
Crash reporting
Google Crashlytics

Build & components

Scanned build 7.3.2. Store metadata may describe a newer release.

APK SHA-2561bbffa73d2d3e6f6254d1b509d529ce38e2cf68d4c5b101201dd5952d2cb3ed8

Signing certificate (who signed this build — factual, not part of the grade)

Signer
HotPads.com self-signed
Scheme
V3V2
Key
RSA 1024-bit
Algorithm
sha1WithRSA
Validity
2010-01-08 → 3009-05-11
Cert SHA-256
b3:d4:cd:31:59:b0:25:84:5b:a0:4f:41:80:58:ce:54:2e:f6:39:31:b1:21:14:55:8d:e7:ee:83:57:a0:5e:d7

The certificate fingerprint identifies the parsed signing certificate. Knowing this public fingerprint does not establish ownership or validate the APK signature.

Signature integrity: not established by certificate parsing.

Component inventory

126 components. Advisory matching covers a curated set; no match is not proof that a component is vulnerability-free.

Bundled components and recorded advisory matches
ComponentVersionAdvisory matches
androidx.activity:activity1.13.0None recorded
androidx.activity:activity-compose1.13.0None recorded
androidx.activity:activity-ktx1.13.0None recorded
androidx.annotation:annotation-experimental1.4.1None recorded
androidx.appcompat:appcompat1.7.1None recorded
androidx.appcompat:appcompat-resources1.7.1None recorded
androidx.asynclayoutinflater:asynclayoutinflater1.0.0None recorded
androidx.autofill:autofill1.0.0None recorded
androidx.browser:browser1.10.0None recorded
androidx.cardview:cardview1.0.0None recorded
androidx.compose.animation:animation1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.animation:animation-core1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.foundation:foundation1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.foundation:foundation-layout1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.material3:material31.4.0None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material-icons-core1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material-ripple1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-annotation1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-retain1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-saveable1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-geometry1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-graphics1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-text1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-unit1.11.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-util1.11.4None recorded
androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout2.2.2None recorded
androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout1.1.0None recorded
androidx.core:core1.18.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-ktx1.18.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-viewtree1.0.0None recorded
androidx.cursoradapter:cursoradapter1.0.0None recorded
androidx.customview:customview1.1.0None recorded
androidx.customview:customview-poolingcontainer1.0.0None recorded
androidx.databinding:baseAdapters7.2.0None recorded
androidx.databinding:databindingKtx7.2.0None recorded
androidx.databinding:library7.2.0None recorded
androidx.databinding:viewbinding9.4.1None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore1.2.1None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-core1.2.1None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences1.2.1None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences-core1.2.1None recorded
androidx.documentfile:documentfile1.0.0None recorded
androidx.drawerlayout:drawerlayout1.1.1None recorded
androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation1.0.0None recorded
androidx.emoji2:emoji21.4.0None recorded
androidx.emoji2:emoji2-views-helper1.4.0None recorded
androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface1.4.2None recorded
androidx.fragment:fragment1.8.9None recorded
androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx1.8.9None recorded
androidx.graphics:graphics-path1.0.1None recorded
androidx.gridlayout:gridlayout1.0.0None recorded
androidx.interpolator:interpolator1.0.0None recorded
androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-ui1.0.0None recorded
androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-utils1.0.0None recorded
androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v41.0.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions2.2.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-core2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-core-ktx2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-compose2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-service2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate2.10.0None recorded
androidx.loader:loader1.0.0None recorded
androidx.localbroadcastmanager:localbroadcastmanager1.1.0None recorded
androidx.media:media1.0.0None recorded
androidx.metrics:metrics-performance1.0.0-beta02None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-common2.9.8None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-fragment2.9.8None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-fragment-ktx2.9.8None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-runtime2.9.8None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-ui2.9.8None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-ui-ktx2.9.8None recorded
androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent1.0.0None recorded
androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent-compose1.0.0None recorded
androidx.paging:paging-common3.5.0None recorded
androidx.paging:paging-compose3.5.1None recorded
androidx.paging:paging-runtime3.5.0None recorded
androidx.paging:paging-runtime-ktx3.5.0None recorded
androidx.print:print1.0.0None recorded
androidx.privacysandbox.ads:ads-adservices1.1.0-beta11None recorded
androidx.privacysandbox.ads:ads-adservices-java1.1.0-beta11None recorded
androidx.profileinstaller:profileinstaller1.4.1None recorded
androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview1.3.2None recorded
androidx.room:room-ktx2.6.1None recorded
androidx.room:room-runtime2.6.1None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate1.4.0None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate-compose1.4.0None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate-ktx1.4.0None recorded
androidx.security:security-crypto1.0.0None recorded
androidx.slidingpanelayout:slidingpanelayout1.2.0None recorded
androidx.sqlite:sqlite2.4.0None recorded
androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework2.4.0None recorded
androidx.startup:startup-runtime1.2.0None recorded
androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout1.1.0None recorded
androidx.tracing:tracing1.2.0None recorded
androidx.tracing:tracing-ktx1.2.0None recorded
androidx.transition:transition1.6.0None recorded
androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable1.1.0None recorded
androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable-animated1.1.0None recorded
androidx.versionedparcelable:versionedparcelable1.1.1None recorded
androidx.viewpager2:viewpager21.1.0-beta02None recorded
androidx.viewpager:viewpager1.0.0None recorded
androidx.window:window1.5.0None recorded
androidx.window:window-core1.5.0None recorded
androidx.work:work-runtime2.10.0None recorded
androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx2.10.0None recorded
com.google.android.material:material1.12.0None recorded
com.google.dagger:dagger2.50None recorded
com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp5.1.0None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_android1.10.2None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_core1.10.2None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_play_services1.10.2None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_slf4j1.10.2None recorded
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About this app

Map-based search app for apartments and homes for rent.

Content ratingEveryone
Download size34.1 MB
Privacy policyPublished →
Developer sitehotpads.com

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Scanned (UTC)BuildScoreGrade
2026-10-11 11:29 UTC7.3.284B
2026-10-04 10:51 UTC7.3.284B

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