# Protégez-Vous

> Check our records, our tests and evaluations to make the right choice!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ca.protegezvous.app.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ca.protegezvous.app.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ca.protegezvous.app.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Protégez-Vous
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 99,568
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (595 ratings)
- **Version:** 2026.07.01
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-21
- **First published:** 2014-04-22
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Size:** 79 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.protegezvous.app.android)
- **Website:** [http://www.protegez-vous.ca](http://www.protegez-vous.ca/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.protegez-vous.ca/pv/politique-de-securite-et-confidentialite](https://www.protegez-vous.ca/pv/politique-de-securite-et-confidentialite)

## Description

**Protégez-Vous** brings you comprehensive, independent information through an integrated app combining the trusted platforms *Protégez-Vous* and *Verdict santé*. Access objective product tests, surveys on key social and health issues, health directories, and digital versions of magazines and guides anytime, anywhere.

Key features include intuitive navigation, a powerful search engine, and exclusive combined subscriptions. Subscribers can seamlessly access content at no additional cost. The app also offers podcasts, article saving and sharing, and quick retrieval of past editions. Operated by a non-profit organization, Protégez-Vous ensures unbiased, expert-tested content free from commercial influence, helping you make informed decisions for yourself and your family.

## Rankings

- #222,029 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `ca.protegezvous.app.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `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`

## Review summary

Multiple reviews highlight severe stability issues with the Protégez-Vous Android app, including frequent crashes during login and content access. Users report persistent subscription and account recognition problems, preventing access even after subscribing. The app suffers from functionality problems like slow performance, malfunctioning search, inability to zoom images, and forced portrait orientation. Despite repeated bug reports and updates, these critical issues remain unresolved, causing widespread user frustration and rendering the app largely unusable.

### Cons

- App crashes frequently, especially when trying to login, access settings, or download articles.
- Subscription and account login issues: users cannot access content despite subscribing, with incorrect username/password errors or app not recognizing member status.
- Poor app functionality: slow performance, unresponsive features like search not working, inability to zoom images, and forced portrait mode.
- Lack of app stability and bugs remain unfixed despite reports and updates, leading to frustration among users.
- App does not open or freezes after login, rendering it unusable for many users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ca.protegezvous.app.android)