
At a glance
- Latest version
- v7.1 (71)
- Updated
- Dec 15, 2025 (10 months ago)
- APK size
- 17.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Maps & Navigation (app)
- Listed since
- Jun 12, 2023 (at least)
- Permissions
- 22 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- apnicabs.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Apnicabs is an app by APNICABS in the Maps & Navigation category, listed since at least June 2023. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 6.1, the APK grew from 15.7 MB to 17.4 MB. It asks for 22 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, location in the background and approximate location. Compared with version 7.0, it adds 3 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and “Foreground service location”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v7.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v6.1.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 15, 2025.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Dec 15, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 15, 2025
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)C5:67:18:3E:38:91:08:8F:9D:3F:21:28:D0:89:6E:1D:D8:4A:27:CF
- File MD52c647570cf3344c7fda2adc2e1138bb4
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings 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 — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (22)
Apnicabs requests 22 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Disable keyguard android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD
- Foreground service location android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.apnicabs.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Apnicabs APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Apnicabs APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2c647570cf3344c7fda2adc2e1138bb4.