Backbar v8.16
APK · 142.2 MB · version code 816 · Android 13+ · uploaded Dec 18, 2025
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v8.29, uploaded Jun 9, 2026 — about 6 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 142.2 MB; the latest is 161.7 MB (19.5 MB larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v8.16 (816)
- Uploaded
- Dec 18, 2025
- Size
- 142.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 13+ (API 33)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 3affe34daa7e8332fdd4712c9f3ca273
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 0A:B9:40:E5:63:91:B5:FB:BD:04:96:49:25:92:C1:05:7A:BF:12:E0
- Signed by
- CN=Edward Zapanta, OU=Development, O=Backbar, L=Chicago, ST=IL
- File name
- com-backbar-816-72867836-3affe34daa7e8332fdd4712c9f3ca273.apk
- Package
- com.backbar
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 16 · Medium Maturity
What's new in v8.16
Bug fixes
Permissions (14)
This version requests 14 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- 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.backbar.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 18, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Backbar” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Dec 18, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 18, 2025
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Backbar on Android 13+
You'll need about 284.5 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (142.2 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-backbar-816-72867836-3affe34daa7e8332fdd4712c9f3ca273.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 3affe34daa7e8332fdd4712c9f3ca273. 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 Backbar — 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 13+). 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 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.