AC - Tips & News for Android™ v3.1.3
APK · 4.5 MB · version code 113 · Android 4.0.3+ · uploaded Oct 25, 2016
- Same certificate as the other version checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.1.23, uploaded Jul 31, 2020 — about 3 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.5 MB; the latest is 14.6 MB (10.1 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.0.3+; the latest needs Android 4.1+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 19 more permissions: Read app badge, Run at startup, Control vibration, Launcher update count (custom), In-app purchases (Google Play Billing), Launcher read settings (custom), Launcher update shortcut (custom), Launcher change badge (custom)….
File information
- Version
- v3.1.3 (113)
- Uploaded
- Oct 25, 2016
- Size
- 4.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0.3+ (API 15)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 675c1e110cd299e4759d3f4781c0582a
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- F5:6F:D0:85:6F:EC:3D:CA:47:00:14:57:B5:C4:AB:67:53:8B:E2:74
- Signed by
- CN=Neil Sainsbury, O=Smartphone Experts, L=Inverness, ST=FL
- File name
- com-androidcentral-app-113-21494774-675c1e110cd299e4759d3f4781c0582a.apk
- Package
- com.androidcentral.app
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v3.1.3
v3.0.0
✂️ Fix for login issues. (Sorry about that!!!)
✂️ Replaces Action Bar with Toolbar
Find previous changes at http://phon.es/achange.
Permissions (8)
This version requests 8 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.androidcentral.app.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Smartphone Experts” Not the developer's name (“Index.hu”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Mar 8, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed May 29, 2020
- Uploaded by “michele-m” 57 followers · uploading since 2016
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How to install AC - Tips & News for Android™ on Android 4.0.3+
You'll need about 9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.5 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-androidcentral-app-113-21494774-675c1e110cd299e4759d3f4781c0582a.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 675c1e110cd299e4759d3f4781c0582a. 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 AC - Tips & News for Android™ — 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 4.0.3+). 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.