# Ack: APRS for Android

> Ham Radio toolkit for APRS Communications

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.inkapplications.ack.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.inkapplications.ack.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.inkapplications.ack.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ink Applications
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 18
- **Version:** 462
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-15
- **First published:** 2023-12-30
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inkapplications.ack.android)
- **Website:** [https://ack.inkapplications.com](https://ack.inkapplications.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://ack.inkapplications.com/android-agreement.html](https://ack.inkapplications.com/android-agreement.html)

## Description

Ham Radio APRS on your phone!<br><br>Allows your phone to be used to send and receive APRS data transmissions over the internet, analog audio, or bluetooth TNC!<br><br>This application supports sending and receiving many APRS packet types, including locations, messages and weather information.

## Rankings

- #2,643,317 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `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_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.inkapplications.ack.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.inkapplications.ack.android)