Activity Launcher v1.5.1
APK · 277.4 KB · version code 9 · Android 3.0+ · uploaded Jan 6, 2015
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.15.2, uploaded Oct 30, 2025 — about 10 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 277.4 KB; the latest is 1.2 MB (990.8 KB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 3.0+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: See all installed apps, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Get tasks.
File information
- Version
- v1.5.1 (9)
- Uploaded
- Jan 6, 2015
- Size
- 277.4 KB
- Requires
- Android 3.0+ (API 11)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- b250c0bc10264ca05c64ae9e1dae4fde
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- E1:6B:44:A1:AC:8F:3F:BF:C8:F6:D8:B6:2D:12:FF:A5:B0:76:CF:7B
- Signed by
- CN=Adam Szalkowski, L=Zürich, C=CH
- File name
- de-szalkowski-activitylauncher-9-8160880-b250c0bc10264ca05c64ae9e1dae4fde.apk
- Package
- de.szalkowski.activitylauncher
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.5.1
- translation updates
- added icon chooser
- performance improvements
- loading progress indicator
- sorting of list elements
Permissions (2)
This version requests 2 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 16, 2016.
- Certificate issued to “Adam Szalkowski” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Apr 16, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Aug 16, 2016
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 10, 2020
- Tested by the source store's staff Jun 28, 2017
- Uploaded by “pacgamer” Bronze tier · 650 followers · uploading since 2013
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Activity Launcher on Android 3.0+
You'll need about 554.9 KB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (277.4 KB). 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 de-szalkowski-activitylauncher-9-8160880-b250c0bc10264ca05c64ae9e1dae4fde.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 b250c0bc10264ca05c64ae9e1dae4fde. 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 Activity Launcher — 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 3.0+). 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.