AppBrain App Store v8.2
APK · 1.1 MB · version code 57 · Android 2.1+ · uploaded Nov 1, 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 v9.7.1, uploaded Oct 6, 2016 — about 3 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 1.1 MB; the latest is 3.3 MB (2.1 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.1+; the latest needs Android 4.0.3+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 3 more permissions: Run at startup, Prevent the device from sleeping, Write settings.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Set wallpaper.
File information
- Version
- v8.2 (57)
- Uploaded
- Nov 1, 2012
- Size
- 1.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.1+ (API 7)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 2767364d6bd084b25f09cec700ed4884
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- F9:6F:E3:D4:80:3A:6F:8D:3B:A4:14:05:71:B3:76:55:4B:61:DB:CD
- Signed by
- CN=Swiss Codemonkeys, OU=Engineering, O=Swiss Codemonkeys, L=Zurich, ST=Zurich, C=CH
- File name
- com-appspot-swisscodemonkeys-apps-57-1739879-2767364d6bd084b25f09cec700ed4884.apk
- Package
- com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps
- Downloads (all versions)
- 5M+
- 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
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Swiss Codemonkeys” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 7, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 7, 2020
- Uploaded by “lions1800” Bronze tier · 932 followers · uploading since 2011
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 AppBrain App Store on Android 2.1+
You'll need about 2.3 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (1.1 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-appspot-swisscodemonkeys-apps-57-1739879-2767364d6bd084b25f09cec700ed4884.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 2767364d6bd084b25f09cec700ed4884. 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 AppBrain App Store — 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 2.1+). 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.