AK Notepad v2.3.6
APK · 467.7 KB · version code 104 · Android 1.5+ · uploaded Jan 3, 2012
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.4.2, uploaded Oct 27, 2012 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 467.7 KB; the latest is 1.9 MB (1.4 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 1.5+; the latest needs Android 1.6+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Find accounts on the device.
File information
- Version
- v2.3.6 (104)
- Uploaded
- Jan 3, 2012
- Size
- 467.7 KB
- Requires
- Android 1.5+ (API 3)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 2f54138ea8c90b005103d9b621a401b3
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 19:66:6B:88:A9:03:1F:0C:D2:9D:E5:8D:84:34:7C:4B:42:17:F1:F3
- Signed by
- CN=Andrew Kurniadi, OU=Unknown, O=AK production, L=Seattle, ST=WA, C=US
- File name
- com-akproduction-notepad-104-133644-2f54138ea8c90b005103d9b621a401b3.apk
- Package
- com.akproduction.notepad
- Downloads (all versions)
- 31.7K
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (8)
This version requests 8 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Akproduction activity (custom) com.akproduction.permission.ACTIVITY
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Remove home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “AK production” Not the developer's name. Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 7, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Apr 6, 2014
- Uploaded by “jasonkane” 315 followers · uploading since 2011
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How to install AK Notepad on Android 1.5+
You'll need about 935.3 KB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (467.7 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 com-akproduction-notepad-104-133644-2f54138ea8c90b005103d9b621a401b3.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 2f54138ea8c90b005103d9b621a401b3. 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?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks 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 AK Notepad — 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 1.5+). 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; for this file we recommend not to.