# Pocket Geek Mobile

> Pocket Geek® Mobile helps keep your device secure and running smoothly.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.pocketgeek.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Assurant, Inc.
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 2,860,039
- **Rating:** 4.24 / 5 (9,844 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.461.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-25
- **First published:** 2014-09-22
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 105 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pocketgeek.android)
- **Website:** [https://app.pocketgeek.com/contact/index.html](https://app.pocketgeek.com/contact/index.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://legal.pocketgeek.com/en/pocket\_geek\_mobile/privacy/2](https://legal.pocketgeek.com/en/pocket_geek_mobile/privacy/2)

## Description

Pocket Geek Mobile acts as your personal tech genius, quietly keeping your device secure and running smoothly. It provides secure backup and restore for photos, videos, music, documents, and contacts; enables syncing and access to protection plan benefits; and offers live tech support, self-service troubleshooting, and built-in protection features to help you thrive in a connected world.

Key capabilities include Cybersecurity by Avast to block malware-inspired phishing sites, a Coverage Dashboard to review benefits and file claims, and a Self-Help Center with thousands of device-specific tips. Live Tech Support via chat or call, screen sharing, and guidance for smart home device setup complement the experience. The app may request permissions to back up SMS/MMS and call logs, read/write storage, access location for network checks, enable the Web Shield, and use device administrator features for security, always designed with user privacy in mind.

## Rankings

- #35,671 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_SMS`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SMS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS`
- `com.android.chrome.permission.READ_WRITE_BOOKMARK_FOLDERS`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.pocketgeek.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.pocketgeek.android.pocketgeek.sdk.support.permission.EVENT_RECEIVER`

## Review summary

Reviews show a mix: users praise Pocket Geek Mobile for security, data protection, and overall smooth performance, plus some backup success and fast support. However, recurring issues include unreliable backups, cloud/login failures, crashes, and concerns about privacy and bloatware. Overall sentiment is split between usefulness for security and frequent reliability/privacy problems.

### Pros

- Antivirus and data protection: reviewers highlight strong security features and data safety (phone remains protected, data saved).
- Smooth performance when the app is functioning with few glitches.
- Backup capability with data backup/saving reported by some users.
- Fast performance and responsive support noted in some reviews.

### Cons

- Backup unreliability: backups fail to start or complete or only work inconsistently.
- Cloud/login access problems: cannot access cloud or login steps fail despite password resets.
- Crashes and stability issues: app crashes on launch or exhibits bug/error messages.
- Privacy concerns: repeated information requests and perceptions of snooping/data collection.
- Bloatware and unwanted installations: reports of automatic/unwanted apps being installed and hard to disable.

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