App analysis · 07.10.2026
com.snapchat.android
com.snapchat.android · version 14.27.0.48 Beta
In short
SDKs found: 2. Companies: 1, of which outside the EEA — 1. Sensitive permissions: 25 — 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
- Google Firebase Analytics — Google LLC, United States outside EEA analytics
Sensitive permissions (25)
- background location —
android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION - precise location —
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION - photo locations —
android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION - authenticate accounts —
android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS - accounts on the device —
android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS - contacts —
android.permission.READ_CONTACTS - 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 - scan for nearby Wi-Fi devices —
android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES - phone number —
android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS - phone data (carrier, call state) —
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE - biometrics (fingerprint, face) —
android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC - 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
All manifest permissions (80)
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_IDandroid.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTSandroid.permission.BLUETOOTHandroid.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMINandroid.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECTandroid.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCANandroid.permission.CAMERAandroid.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTUREandroid.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_RECORDINGandroid.permission.FLASHLIGHTandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNCandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTIONandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALLandroid.permission.GET_ACCOUNTSandroid.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORSandroid.permission.INTERNETandroid.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLSandroid.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGSandroid.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICESandroid.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONSandroid.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONSandroid.permission.READ_APP_BADGEandroid.permission.READ_CONTACTSandroid.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGESandroid.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEOandroid.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTEDandroid.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERSandroid.permission.READ_PHONE_STATEandroid.permission.READ_PROFILEandroid.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGSandroid.permission.READ_SYNC_STATSandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETEDandroid.permission.RECORD_AUDIOandroid.permission.USE_BIOMETRICandroid.permission.USE_FINGERPRINTandroid.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENTandroid.permission.VIBRATEandroid.permission.WAKE_LOCKandroid.permission.WRITE_CONTACTSandroid.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGScom.amazon.device.messaging.permission.RECEIVEcom.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNTcom.android.vending.BILLINGcom.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVEcom.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICEcom.google.android.gms.permission.AD_IDcom.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGScom.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUTcom.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGEcom.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGScom.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGScom.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGEcom.oplus.systemui.permission.LOCKSCREEN_SHORTCUTScom.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGScom.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGScom.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFOcom.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READcom.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITEcom.snapchat.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSIONcom.snapchat.android.permission.RECEIVE_ADM_MESSAGEcom.snapchat.android.permission.UPDATE_STICKER_INDEXcom.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGEcom.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGEcom.vivo.notification.permission.BADGE_ICONme.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READme.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
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
com.snapchat.android · version 14.27.0.48 Beta (code 319172)644c0145fd8b7d438013bc8701a1cfdab09ef6af24793f6672ec50c375ae667e2f1caafca1ed30d0b4e38863eefabea0e815711fa4cf79b822519a8259d95a582769b78c1753The 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.