App analysis · 05.10.2026

KakaoTalk Messenger

com.kakao.talk · version 26.8.2

4SDKs found
2companies
2companies outside the EEA
31sensitive permissions

In short

SDKs found: 4. Companies: 2, of which outside the EEA — 2. Sensitive permissions: 31 — all code inside the app, including embedded SDKs, can use them.

What is inside — embedded SDKs

  • Firebase Cloud Messaging — Google LLC, United States outside EEA push notifications
  • Firebase Crashlytics — Google LLC, United States outside EEA crash reporting
  • Google Firebase Analytics — Google LLC, United States outside EEA analytics
  • Sentry — Functional Software Inc., United States outside EEA crash reporting

Sensitive permissions (31)

  • approximate location — android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • precise location — android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
  • photo locations — android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
  • authenticate accounts — android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
  • make phone calls — android.permission.CALL_PHONE
  • accounts on the device — android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
  • calendar — android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
  • contacts — android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
  • modify calendar — android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
  • modify contacts — android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
  • camera — android.permission.CAMERA
  • foreground service: screen capture — android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION
  • foreground service: microphone — android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
  • files on the device — android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • photos — android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
  • videos — android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
  • user-selected photos and videos — android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
  • microphone — android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
  • write files on the device — android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • scan for nearby Bluetooth devices — android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
  • NFC: reading cards, documents and tags — android.permission.NFC
  • phone number — android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
  • phone data (carrier, call state) — android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
  • biometrics (fingerprint, face) — android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
  • access credentials — android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
  • fingerprint — android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
  • advertising ID (Privacy Sandbox) — android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
  • ad attribution (Privacy Sandbox) — android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • advertising ID — com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
  • request to delete apps — android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
  • draw over other apps — android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
All manifest permissions (74)
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
  • android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
  • android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY
  • android.permission.CALL_PHONE
  • android.permission.CAMERA
  • android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
  • android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
  • android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
  • android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS
  • android.permission.INTERNET
  • android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS
  • android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
  • android.permission.NFC
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
  • android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
  • android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
  • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
  • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
  • android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
  • android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
  • android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
  • android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
  • android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
  • android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
  • android.permission.SMARTCARD
  • android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
  • android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
  • android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
  • android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
  • android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
  • android.permission.VIBRATE
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
  • android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
  • android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
  • android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
  • com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
  • com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
  • com.android.vending.BILLING
  • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
  • com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
  • com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
  • com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
  • com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
  • com.kakao.talk.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
  • com.kakao.talk.permission.INTERNAL
  • com.kakao.talk.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE
  • com.samsung.accessory.permission.ACCESSORY_FRAMEWORK
  • com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
  • com.sec.android.fido.uaf.asm.permissions.FIDO_UAF_ASM
  • com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
  • org.fidoalliance.uaf.permissions.FIDO_CLIENT

Limits of the analysis

The analysis shows code inside the app file, not data transfers: an SDK being present means a transfer is possible, not that it happens. The country is where the company owning the SDK is registered, not where its servers are. Some code may have been renamed at build time, so the SDK list is a lower bound.

The legal assessment is made by the competent supervisory authority.

Evidence

File: KakaoTalk+_+Messenger_26.8.2_APKPure.xapk (276.7 MB)
Package: com.kakao.talk · version 26.8.2 (code 29260820)
Android: minimum API 32, target API 36
File SHA-256: b565007c65e1bca665a251e119c117f2a62a7114559a98218920271ed0bc7a50
Developer signature (SHA-256): 2b06cc3d47782d7c497c07f17cb5f859cd6bbcb66829f3e67b96b7a44820d2ce
Library: 63 SDK · 81 permissions · 2769b78c1753
File source: APKPure

The same file (same SHA-256) with the same library version gives the same result — check it on the APK check page. Licence CC BY 4.0, source — gdpru.eu; report errors to contact@gdpru.eu.

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