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Messages: Text SMS Home

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Overview

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1 high or critical finding category to review

Messages: Text SMS Home (messenger.smsapp.messages.messaging.text) scored grade F, 30 out of 100, in a static scan of version 1.0.9 on 2026-10-10. It has 1 high or critical finding among 6 finding categories across 8 occurrences. 18 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 categories68 occurrences
High / critical1Category count
Tracking SDKs18Presence, not observed traffic
Assessment score30 / 100Grade F

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criticalGCP service account credentials1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

Google Cloud service-account credentials. These grant server-side access to the developer's GCP project and must never ship in a client — treat as critical and rotate immediately.

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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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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mediumExported content provider without permission1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

An exported content provider declares no permission. Other apps on the device may reach it — verify it enforces access control internally; this flags the attack surface, not a confirmed leak.

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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Privacy

52 requested permissions · 11 flagged high-risk classes.

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Build & components

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

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Findings

6 categories · 8 occurrences. Severity totals describe categories. Expand a finding for interpretation and review guidance.

criticalGCP service account credentials1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

Google Cloud service-account credentials. These grant server-side access to the developer's GCP project and must never ship in a client — treat as critical and rotate immediately.

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
assets/credentials.json
Recorded match
Pattern recorded; identifying value redacted.
Detector rule
gcp_service_account
Recorded file locations
  • assets/credentials.json

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

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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.

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mediumExported content provider without permission1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

An exported content provider declares no permission. Other apps on the device may reach it — verify it enforces access control internally; this flags the attack surface, not a confirmed leak.

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:com.grow.configurations.ConfigurationApp
Recorded match
ConfigurationApp (exported, no permission)
Detector rule
manifest
Recorded file locations
  • AndroidManifest.xml:com.grow.configurations.ConfigurationApp

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

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lowFirebase Storage bucket reference2 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
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
google/api/endpoint.proto
Recorded match
Pattern recorded; identifying value redacted.
Detector rule
firebase_storage_bucket
Recorded file locations
  • google/api/endpoint.proto

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

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lowGoogle API key (client-shipped; restriction unverified)1 occurrence

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
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
AIza•••••••• (21–40 chars, redacted)
Detector rule
google_api_key
Recorded file locations
  • resources.arsc

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

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lowPrivate key material (third-party library artifact, shared across 185 unrelated developers)2 occurrences

Interpretation & review guidance

A complete PEM private-key block is embedded in the app. This is a real finding worth review — but it is often a bundled library test/sample key rather than a production secret, so we flag it high and leave confirmation to you (a bare header alone no longer triggers it).

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
classes3.dex
Recorded match
Pattern recorded; identifying value redacted.
Detector rule
private_key
Recorded file locations
  • classes3.dex

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 permissions52
Flagged high-risk classes11
Detected SDKs18

Precise location Approx. location Camera Microphone Contacts Read SMS Send SMS Call log Phone state Storage Draw over other apps

Requested permission inventory (52)
  • BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
  • android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
  • android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS
  • android.permission.BIND_APPWIDGET
  • android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS
  • android.permission.CALL_PHONE
  • android.permission.CAMERA
  • android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL
  • android.permission.INTERNET
  • android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS
  • android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
  • android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
  • android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
  • android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
  • android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
  • android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
  • android.permission.READ_SMS
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
  • android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
  • android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
  • android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
  • android.permission.SEND_SMS
  • android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
  • android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
  • android.permission.VIBRATE
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
  • android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
  • android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • android.permission.WRITE_MMS
  • android.permission.WRITE_SMS
  • com.android.vending.BILLING
  • com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
  • com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE
  • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
  • com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
  • messenger.smsapp.messages.messaging.text.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
  • messenger.smsapp.messages.messaging.text.permission.C2D_MESSAGE

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

Data the app can access
Call log
Call log
Camera
Camera
Contacts
ContactsContacts (write)
Location
Approximate locationPrecise location
Microphone
Microphone
Phone
Privileged phone statePhone state / numberPhone number
Photos & files
Storage (write)StoragePhotos
SMS
Read SMSReceive SMSSend SMS
Persistent identifiers (referenced in code)
Advertising ID (AAID)Android IDDevice ID / IMEI
Where it can go
Third parties present (15)
AppLovinChartboostGoogle AdMobInMobiMeta Audience NetworkMintegralPangle (ByteDance)TapjoyUnity AdsVungleYandex AdsironSourceGoogle Analytics for FirebaseGoogle Firebase AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
  • Approximate location, Precise location requested while 12 ad/attribution SDK(s) are present (AppLovin, Chartboost, Google AdMob +9 more) — location commonly feeds ad targeting.
  • Persistent-identifier APIs referenced in code (Advertising ID (AAID), Android ID, Device ID / IMEI) with 15 analytics/ad SDK(s) present — the mechanism used for cross-app profiling.
  • Call log, Camera, Contacts, Microphone, Phone, Photos & files, SMS 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 comparison not recorded.

Trackers & SDKs (18 detected · privacy signal, not part of the grade)

Advertising
AppLovinChartboostGoogle AdMobInMobiMeta Audience NetworkMintegralPangle (ByteDance)TapjoyUnity AdsVungleYandex AdsironSource
Analytics
Google Analytics for FirebaseGoogle Firebase AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
Consent
Google UMP (consent)IAB TCF
Crash reporting
Google Crashlytics

Build & components

Scanned build 1.0.9. Store metadata may describe a newer release.

APK SHA-256b548fbe88f82721cc5ea4a09b25d4f401bc1ff57011146b3e4bf14c8e18c760f

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

Signer
Google Inc. self-signed
Scheme
V3V2
Key
RSA 4096-bit
Algorithm
sha256WithRSA
Validity
2026-04-09 → 2056-04-09
Cert SHA-256
35:32:41:18:33:d2:cb:fb:a1:0c:00:02:05:12:c1:63:8c:4f:a9:5f:8c:a0:14:5c:b4:df:5f:49:9d:1f:ad:49

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

120 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:activity1.10.1None recorded
androidx.activity:activity-compose1.10.1None recorded
androidx.activity:activity-ktx1.10.1None recorded
androidx.annotation:annotation-experimental1.5.0None 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:browser1.8.0None recorded
androidx.cardview:cardview1.0.0None recorded
androidx.compose.animation:animation1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.animation:animation-core1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.foundation:foundation1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.foundation:foundation-layout1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.material3:material31.3.0None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material-icons-core1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material-ripple1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime1.9.0None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-annotation1.9.0None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-saveable1.9.0None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-geometry1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-graphics1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-text1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-unit1.7.2None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-util1.7.2None recorded
androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout2.2.1None recorded
androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout1.1.0None recorded
androidx.core:core1.16.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-ktx1.16.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-splashscreen1.2.0None 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:baseAdapters8.7.1None recorded
androidx.databinding:databindingKtx8.7.1None recorded
androidx.databinding:library8.7.1None recorded
androidx.databinding:viewbinding8.7.1None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore1.2.0None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-core1.2.0None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences1.2.0None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences-core1.2.0None recorded
androidx.documentfile:documentfile1.1.0None recorded
androidx.drawerlayout:drawerlayout1.1.1None recorded
androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation1.1.0None recorded
androidx.emoji2:emoji21.3.0None recorded
androidx.emoji2:emoji2-views-helper1.3.0None recorded
androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface1.3.6None recorded
androidx.fragment:fragment1.6.1None recorded
androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx1.6.1None recorded
androidx.graphics:graphics-path1.0.1None recorded
androidx.graphics:graphics-shapes1.0.1None recorded
androidx.hilt:hilt-work1.3.0None 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-extensions2.0.0None 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-ktx2.10.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate2.10.0None recorded
androidx.loader:loader1.0.0None recorded
androidx.localbroadcastmanager:localbroadcastmanager1.0.0None recorded
androidx.media:media1.6.0None recorded
androidx.paging:paging-common3.3.6None recorded
androidx.paging:paging-runtime3.3.6None recorded
androidx.paging:paging-runtime-ktx3.3.6None recorded
androidx.palette:palette1.0.0None recorded
androidx.preference:preference1.2.1None recorded
androidx.preference:preference-ktx1.2.1None 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:recyclerview1.3.1None recorded
androidx.room:room-ktx2.8.4None recorded
androidx.room:room-runtime2.8.4None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate1.4.0None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate-compose1.4.0None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate-ktx1.4.0None recorded
androidx.slidingpanelayout:slidingpanelayout1.2.0None recorded
androidx.sqlite:sqlite2.6.2None recorded
androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework2.6.2None recorded
androidx.startup:startup-runtime1.1.1None recorded
androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout1.0.0None recorded
androidx.tracing:tracing1.2.0None recorded
androidx.tracing:tracing-ktx1.2.0None recorded
androidx.transition:transition1.5.0None recorded
androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable1.1.0None recorded
androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable-animated1.1.0None recorded
androidx.versionedparcelable:versionedparcelable1.1.1None recorded
androidx.viewpager2:viewpager21.1.0None recorded
androidx.viewpager:viewpager1.0.0None recorded
androidx.webkit:webkit1.12.1None recorded
androidx.window:window1.5.1None recorded
androidx.window:window-core1.5.1None recorded
androidx.work:work-runtime2.11.0None recorded
androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx2.11.0None recorded
com.google.android.material:material1.13.0None recorded
com.google.dagger:dagger2.57.2None recorded
com.google.dagger:dagger-lint-aar2.57.2None recorded
com.google.dagger:hilt-android2.57.2None recorded
com.google.dagger:hilt-core2.57.2None recorded
com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp5.0.0None 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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Access your text messages and SMS from a simple home screen

Content ratingEveryone
Download size64.5 MB
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Scanned (UTC)BuildScoreGrade
2026-10-10 09:07 UTC1.0.930F
2026-10-03 06:12 UTC1.0.930F
2026-09-17 10:27 UTC1.0.729F

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