Stop Guessing Who's Calling: Getcontact
Getcontact: caller ID and spam call blocker for Android
By Mei-Lin Chua
Contributing editor, apps and storefronts
- Caller names for numbers you have not saved
- Spam and ad calls blocked before the phone rings
- Spam texts cleared from the inbox automatically
- End-to-end encrypted chat and video calls, listed as free
- Alerts drawn from reports by millions of users
What Getcontact is for
Getcontact is a call and message filter for Android. Its main job is to show who is calling when the number is not in your contacts, and to keep spam and advertising calls from reaching you.
The listing aims it at people who regularly receive unknown or unwanted calls and texts, and who would rather decide before answering whether a call is worth taking.
Identifying unknown callers before you answer
Caller identification shows who is calling even when the number is absent from your contacts. A person can check the name on screen and decide whether to pick up.
The listing ties these identifications to alerts from millions of users, so a number that many people have flagged can be recognised as one to avoid.
Blocking spam calls and clearing spam texts
The spam blocker stops fraud attempts, advertising calls and any numbers you choose to block before the phone rings. The listing describes it as working ahead of the ringing, not after it.
A separate function removes spam messages from the inbox automatically, so that only the notifications you need are left visible. The two functions cover calls and texts together.
Encrypted messaging and video chat
The app includes a chat feature for messaging and video calls. The listing states that these conversations are end-to-end encrypted and that the chat is free to use.
This sits alongside the call and text filtering in the same app, so messages and video calls are not handled through a separate service.
What's new
About this APK
The build we hold is Getcontact 8.19.0 (APKS split bundle) for Android 8.0 and up.
- Version
- 8.19.0
- 16477
- Requires Android
- 8.0+
- Target Android
- 15
- Package ID
- app.source.getcontact
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Google Play Protect
- Permissions
- 64 declared · 25 sensitive
- Answer phone calls
- Approximate location
- Camera
- Draw over other apps
- Find accounts on the device
- Microphone
- Modify call log
- Modify files on your device
- Signed by
- CN=pasific
- Certificate SHA-256
- 1113c5222e00ff10642fe850021c3ba5512c45bae2b408eeb0d3607811833443
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