PhoneAccount Abuse Detector

3.1

linuxct

4.45

185 reviews

10,000+
Downloads

Free

Check if your device is affected by the recent Android Emergency Calling bug!

Not recently updated — last update was on 2022-10-04. This app may no longer be actively maintained.

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About PhoneAccount Abuse Detector

PhoneAccount Abuse Detector is a libraries & demo app developed by linuxct.

How many times has PhoneAccount Abuse Detector been downloaded?

PhoneAccount Abuse Detector has been downloaded 17 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 2 times.

What is the rating of PhoneAccount Abuse Detector?

PhoneAccount Abuse Detector is rated 4.45 out of 5 stars, based on 190 ratings.

Is PhoneAccount Abuse Detector free?

PhoneAccount Abuse Detector is free to download. The APK download size is 3.93 MB. The latest version available is 3.1. The last update was on October 4, 2022.

What are the requirements for PhoneAccount Abuse Detector?

PhoneAccount Abuse Detector requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play December 2021.

Description

PhoneAccount Abuse Detector is a simple application to enumerate and detect any application that (ab)uses adding an indefinite amount of PhoneAccount(s) to Android's TelecomManager.

This application exists because malicious or just improperly programmed applications can, intentionally or not, block your device from the ability to call emergency numbers. If you are in such a situation, this app helps you to find the culprit – which you then can uninstall (or disable).

About permissions:
This application requires two call management permissions, Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE and Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS.

READ_PHONE_STATE is used in all supported Android versions, whereas READ_PHONE_NUMBERS is requested on Android 12 and onwards exclusively. This is because on Android, in order to read which applications are adding PhoneAccounts to Android's TelecomManager, these permissions are necessary.

No permission is (ab)used to log, collect or process any personally identifiable user information.

How to use the application:
The application is very simple, and contains 2 components;

- A message at the top of the device, explaining if the application detected a possible abuse of this functionality which may cause issues while attempting to call Emergency Services.
- A list of the applications that have registered a Phone Account in your device, usually including your own SIM Cards, Google Duo, Teams, among others. Alongside each app, the number of accounts is displayed to facilitate the identification of the malfunctioning/hijacking application.

If you have doubts, check the YouTube video at the top!

Source code:
This application and all its components are Open-Source software, licensed under the AGPL-3.0 license. If you would like to check its source code, please refer to https://github.com/linuxct/PhoneAccountDetector

Recent changes:
functional: Added "Force check" button for devices with a January 2022 SPL or newer
design: Added a ProgressBar view, which is displayed while the application requests permissions or is rechecking for applications abusing the bug
chore: Improved code readability
chore: Application now targets the latest SDK
chore: Upgraded dependencies

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More data about PhoneAccount Abuse Detector

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	17 thousand
Recent downloads	2
Rating	4.45 based on 190 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	3.1
APK size	3.93 MB
Number of libraries	21
Designed for Android	6.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Comments on PhoneAccount Abuse Detector for Android

★★★★★ Brian Holm-Hansen · Jan 7, 2022

Fast and easy way to see if my phone is affected by the critical Phone Account bug. Thank you!

★★★★★ a Nonymous · Jan 6, 2022

With thanks to the maker, and to Ars Technica for publicizing the Google/ Microsoft bug. This app provided an easy check for peace of mind. Fine work!

Google Play Rankings for PhoneAccount Abuse Detector

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Technologies used by PhoneAccount Abuse Detector

PhoneAccount Abuse Detector is requesting 3 permissions and is using 22 libraries.

Permissions

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

Extra

android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS, space.linuxct.phoneaccountdetector.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

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Development tools

Android Jetpack core

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