AnimeLab - Watch Anime Free v2.0.21
APK · 18.4 MB · version code 131 · Android 4.1+ · uploaded Aug 7, 2018
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.7.4, uploaded Oct 9, 2025 — about 7 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 18.4 MB; the latest is 23.6 MB (5.1 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.1+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Run foreground services, Tv read epg data (custom), Tv write epg data (custom), Google Play install referrer.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Push messaging (app-defined).
File information
- Version
- v2.0.21 (131)
- Uploaded
- Aug 7, 2018
- Size
- 18.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 01534f81c835e7a41d5e2599a47a6c99
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 2B:E3:71:CA:B3:74:81:F6:7D:69:0D:ED:FE:9F:EB:97:89:E9:78:DE
- Signed by
- CN=AnimeLab, OU=IT and Web, O=Madman Entertainment, L=Melbourne, ST=VIC, C=AU
- File name
- com-animelab-android-handset-131-39389732-01534f81c835e7a41d5e2599a47a6c99.apk
- Package
- com.animelab.android.handset
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.0.21
Adjusted how the video player resumes after an ad to hopefully catch the no play problem - Please let us know if this works or not.
Added links to manage Google Play or Credit Card/PayPal subscriptions.
Fixed Video Quality list not showing the selected quality.
Fixed launch issues on some devices.
Fixed episode information in TV video player from becoming a long thin line when the Show title was short.
Permissions (9)
This version requests 9 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.animelab.android.handset.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- 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 “Madman Entertainment” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jun 3, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 30, 2020
- Uploaded by “ctaos5” Gold tier · 32,442 followers · uploading since 2016
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How to install AnimeLab - Watch Anime Free on Android 4.1+
You'll need about 36.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (18.4 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-animelab-android-handset-131-39389732-01534f81c835e7a41d5e2599a47a6c99.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 01534f81c835e7a41d5e2599a47a6c99. 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 AnimeLab - Watch Anime Free — 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 4.1+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.