# Is this an official Trakt app for android or it is a fake app? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [August 19, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841 "2021-08-19T09:04:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mihaib](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/mihaib/32/5286_2.png) [@mihaib](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/mihaib)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841/1 "2021-08-19T09:04:14Z")
Hi everyone, I received an app recommendation recently in Google Play, and it is related to this app: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.unbounds.trakt](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.unbounds.trakt) Is this app the official app for Trakt? this looks very sketchy app in my opinion and it is trying to impersonate an official Trakt app and I didn’t see Trakt anounce something like this yet. My only concern is the user safety since they do provided a username and password there and the app is somehow trying to appeal as an official up. ---
**Author:** ![cocodavos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/cocodavos/32/37844_2.png) [@cocodavos](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/cocodavos)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841/2 "2021-08-19T16:40:45Z")
I’m not sure, but Trakt would have made an announcement. They always do. ---
**Author:** ![Kate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/kate/32/3390_2.png) [@Kate](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/Kate)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841/3 "2021-08-19T19:17:22Z")
No. We have not released an Android app. ---
**Author:** ![great\_vc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/great_vc/32/57370_2.png) [@great\_vc](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/great_vc)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841/4 "2021-08-20T05:25:38Z")
If you used it i suggest you change your password. Also it looks awful on the screenshots! ---
**Author:** ![lifeiscrazy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/lifeiscrazy/32/36890_2.png) [@lifeiscrazy](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/lifeiscrazy)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841/5 "2021-08-20T10:07:40Z")
Just makes me wonder what [https://staging.trakt.tv](https://staging.trakt.tv) is ([GitHub - Unbounds/trakt: Trakt android application](https://github.com/Unbounds/trakt)) @Justin 👀 Ah, it seems like it’s some beta/test version of Trakt, as in, not the live/real Trakt… strange? [https://www.reddit.com/r/trakt/comments/g4dnh9/is\_it\_possible\_to\_use\_the\_api\_without\_commuting/](https://www.reddit.com/r/trakt/comments/g4dnh9/is_it_possible_to_use_the_api_without_commuting/) ---
**Author:** ![mihaib](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/mihaib/32/5286_2.png) [@mihaib](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/mihaib)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841/6 "2021-08-20T11:29:03Z")
No I did not. I know there is no official Trakt Android app and while I am a developer of an Trakt client myself, when an app tries to portrait itself as an “official” app, then it is clear that there is smelly. This is the reason why I tried to report the app, I am assuming that Trakt owners should report the app and remove it(or make it change the name) from the Google Play store. ---
**Author:** ![mihaib](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/mihaib/32/5286_2.png) [@mihaib](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/mihaib)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841/7 "2021-08-20T11:30:50Z")
That link is valid and if you are a developer of an app that uses Trakt’s API, then you can use the stagin database(a copy of the Trakt database) to test your app. Think of it as a testing environment for developers. However my problem is with the name of the app, since it is missleading and raises the question if it is valid or not. ---
**Author:** ![cocodavos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.trakt.tv/cocodavos/32/37844_2.png) [@cocodavos](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/cocodavos)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841/8 "2021-08-20T20:57:54Z")
It is awful. Tried it a while back. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/trakt/original/3X/9/4/942a4ad1e7a513f9e8e887098eb16dc1ee5fb722.svg) [@system](https://forums.trakt.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.trakt.tv/t/is-this-an-official-trakt-app-for-android-or-it-is-a-fake-app/7841/9 "2022-02-16T20:58:07Z")
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