Is Aptoide safe? Can Aptoide be trusted?
Yes, Aptoide is a completely safe app store. On Aptoide, we care about our users, that's why we're focused on constantly improving our malware detection systems, one of our biggest concerns. All the content uploaded to Aptoide app store, either from users or from app developers, is scanned and compared to other stores in the app store ecosystem for us to understand if it may pose a threat.
Aptoide applies multiple layers of security to help protect users. All apps and games uploaded to the platform — whether by developers or users — go through automated malware detection systems before being made available.
Our malware detection system basically works with a pool of well-known and up-to-date anti- malware softwares. But even the app is not detected by any of these, our in-house anti-malware engine is continuously updated by our team of experts to ensure it blocks even the most recent threats. Not enough? Our Quality Team manually scans and tests these apps to ensure the best quality is achieved, so this way we make sure all content available in Aptoide is safe to use.
You'll see that almost all apps have a green Trusted badge. This means that such app has successfully passed all our malware-detection analyses. In very few cases, you may see apps with other badges, like a grey Unknown badge, which means we're still analyzing such app to confirm if it may be a threat.
You'll see that almost all apps have a green Trusted badge. This means that such app has successfully passed all our malware-detection analyses. In very few cases, you may see apps with other badges, like a grey Unknown badge, which means we're still analyzing such app to confirm if it may be a threat.
According to a scientific study made by Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, Aptoide is the safest third-party Android app store on the market. In a scientific study (called "Understanding the Security Management of Global Third-Party Android Marketplaces"), the content of 27 app stores, including some of the most popular marketplaces, like Google Play, are compared in order to rank them in terms of security...and Aptoide ranks Top 1!Aptoide anti malware-platformAutomated analysis
App SubmissionAn app is uploaded via Catappult or Uploader.
Temp PoolThe apps stays in a temporary pool until selected for scanning tests.
Anti-virusThe app is analysed by our malware-detection software.
Signature ValidationThe signature of the app is validated and compared with other marketplace.
ClassificationOur system filter the app and classifies it according to our parameters and badges system.
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The app security badge is updated according to the latest analysis ensuring updated security status.
Is Aptoide legal / legit?Yes, Aptoide is completely legal. Aptoide was founded in 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal, and it's just an open source solution for a completely monopolized market: app distribution. The main goal of Aptoide is to allow users to have an alternative option to discover and download the best Android apps. The company has offices in Lisbon, Shezen (China) and Singapore and offers services the over 300 million users worldwide, along with several OEMs and third-party app stores.
What is Aptoide?Aptoide is an alternative Android app store with no geo-restrictions and all free content.
What apps are available on Aptoide?Aptoide offers a wide range of Android apps and games, covering different categories such as entertainment, productivity, utilities, and gaming.
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