APK Installer v8.6
APK · 2.8 MB · version code 46 · Android 4.0+ · uploaded Jan 2, 2020
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 v8.6.2, uploaded Nov 8, 2025 — about 5 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 2.8 MB; the latest is 2.9 MB (83.4 KB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.0+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v8.6 (46)
- Uploaded
- Jan 2, 2020
- Size
- 2.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0+ (API 14)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- af99d93892e25c9383420b151b63afb2
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- AF:04:BA:A5:46:40:CC:8B:27:C7:E9:60:4A:37:0F:46:28:20:AB:95
- Signed by
- CN=smart
- File name
- com-apkinstaller-apkinstaller-46-49626499-af99d93892e25c9383420b151b63afb2.apk
- Package
- com.apkinstaller.ApkInstaller
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v8.6
Critical bug fixes.
Permissions (9)
This version requests 9 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Package usage stats Sensitive android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Request delete packages android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “smart” Not the developer's name (“Mobile Manager”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Sep 27, 2022
- Antivirus scan passed May 23, 2021
- Uploaded by “michael-belisle” Bronze tier · 3,548 followers · uploading since 2013
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install APK Installer on Android 4.0+
You'll need about 5.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (2.8 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-apkinstaller-apkinstaller-46-49626499-af99d93892e25c9383420b151b63afb2.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 af99d93892e25c9383420b151b63afb2. 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 APK Installer — 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+). 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.