Activity Launcher v2.4.1
APK · 3.2 MB · version code 20406 · Android 4.1+ · uploaded Jul 11, 2026
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.15.2, uploaded Oct 30, 2025.
- Size: this file is 3.2 MB; the latest is 1.2 MB (2 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.1+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Activitylauncher create shortcut (custom), Activitylauncher launch activity (custom).
File information
- Version
- v2.4.1 (20406)
- Uploaded
- Jul 11, 2026
- Size
- 3.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- a36e67709a944d3c873e37e286887d1e
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 0A:B3:EE:EA:76:F0:EB:28:12:80:49:D2:E1:46:5A:5E:AB:5B:FC:24
- Signed by
- CN=FDroid, OU=FDroid, O=fdroid.org, L=ORG, ST=ORG, C=UK
- File name
- de-szalkowski-activitylauncher-20406-75609586-a36e67709a944d3c873e37e286887d1e.apk
- Package
- de.szalkowski.activitylauncher
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.4.1
# Changelog
## Features
- Plugin system for launch and shortcut creation (docs & example on GitHub)
- Launch favorites using Quick Settings tile by @khaled-0
- Favorites and recently used activities
- Sharing of shortcuts via URL
- Translation updates
## Fixes
- Incremental loading should fix crashes due to binder buffer exhaustion
## Other improvements/changes
- Package cache
Permissions (5)
This version requests 5 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Activitylauncher create shortcut (custom) de.szalkowski.activitylauncher.permission.CREATE_SHORTCUT
- Activitylauncher launch activity (custom) de.szalkowski.activitylauncher.permission.LAUNCH_ACTIVITY
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) de.szalkowski.activitylauncher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Unknown
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “fdroid.org” Not the developer's name (“Adam Szalkowski”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Signed differently from the Google Play version v1.9.2 and v1.5.1, which match Google Play, use another certificate. Android normally won't update an installed Play Store copy with this file. v1.9.2 · v1.5.1
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Jul 11, 2026
- Uploaded by “8818freak” 157 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Activity Launcher on Android 4.1+
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- 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 a36e67709a944d3c873e37e286887d1e. 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?”. This file has no malware rating from the source store. If Play Protect warns about it, tap Cancel. 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 Activity Launcher — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
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