A View From My Seat v5.4.4
APK · 7 MB · version code 170 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Oct 28, 2021
- Same certificate as v5.7.6, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.7.6, uploaded May 20, 2026 — about 4 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 7 MB; the latest is 23.9 MB (16.9 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 13+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Show notifications, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Access coarse updates, Camera, Read shared storage, Read phone status and identity, Record audio (microphone).
File information
- Version
- v5.4.4 (170)
- Uploaded
- Oct 28, 2021
- Size
- 7 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 19cb7a41a8cac16705199491f03e74f8
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- E6:A2:E9:BD:0A:F3:69:B2:5A:C2:12:E1:53:81:1E:FA:1D:2A:87:DC
- Signed by
- CN=Frank Panko, O=Pixel Painter, L=Philadelphia, ST=PA
- File name
- com-pixelpainter-aviewfrommyseat-170-59905777-19cb7a41a8cac16705199491f03e74f8.apk
- Package
- com.pixelpainter.aViewFromMySeat
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.4.4
- Added better support for 64mp+ cameras.
- Videos can now be taken with your phones video camera using all of its built in features.
Permissions (15)
This version requests 15 permissions, 9 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Access coarse updates android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_UPDATES
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Pixel Painter” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v5.7.6, which matches Google Play v5.7.6 · v5.7.5 · v5.7.4
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Oct 28, 2021
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install A View From My Seat on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 14 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (7 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-pixelpainter-aviewfrommyseat-170-59905777-19cb7a41a8cac16705199491f03e74f8.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 19cb7a41a8cac16705199491f03e74f8. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open A View From My Seat — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 5.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.