App analysis · 14.10.2026

Starling Bank

com.starlingbank.android · version 4.70.0.147490

8SDKs found
4companies
4companies outside the EEA
13sensitive permissions

Session recording is possible

Sentry ships with a screen-and-tap recording module. It comes with the SDK by default and is switched on by the developer's settings, which are not visible in the code. The capability is there.

In short

SDKs found: 8. Companies: 4, of which outside the EEA — 4. Sensitive permissions: 13 — 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 Performance Monitoring — Google LLC, United States outside EEA performance monitoring
  • Firebase Remote Config / A/B Testing — Google LLC, United States outside EEA удалённая настройка / A/B-тесты
  • Google Analytics — Google LLC, United States outside EEA analytics
  • Google Firebase Analytics — Google LLC, United States outside EEA analytics
  • Sentry — Functional Software Inc., United States outside EEA crash reporting
  • Huawei Push Kit — Huawei, China outside EEA push notifications
  • Huawei AppGallery Connect — Huawei Technologies, China outside EEA crash reporting / performance

Sensitive permissions (13)

  • approximate location — android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • precise location — android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
  • camera — android.permission.CAMERA
  • files on the device — android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • 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
  • 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 (35)
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
  • android.permission.CAMERA
  • android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • android.permission.HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS
  • android.permission.INTERNET
  • android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
  • android.permission.NFC
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
  • android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
  • android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
  • android.permission.VIBRATE
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
  • android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
  • com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
  • com.starlingbank.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
  • com.starlingbank.android.permission.PROCESS_PUSH_MSG
  • com.starlingbank.android.permission.PUSH_PROVIDER

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: com.starlingbank.android.xapk (208.3 MB)
Package: com.starlingbank.android · version 4.70.0.147490 (code 147490)
Android: minimum API 28, target API 36
File SHA-256: b12b69ae5b16f4159e40ed136413163cdc819ae0804ae06a2762919e8e58f34f
Developer signature (SHA-256): 469f630d7c10094f53afcfcd791c0fc4e814e74a25799076c44525020e3d330c
Signed by: Starling Bank (London) · key since 2016-10-24
Library: 75 SDK · 81 permissions · 13c27d15ac2e
File source: APKPure (через apkeep)

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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