
Background remover - remove.bg
Automatic Image Background Eraser - Change Backgrounds in 5 seconds
Kaleido AI · bg.remove.android
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.4.0 (13)
- Updated
- Feb 20, 2026 (8 months ago)
- APK size
- 3.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Photography (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 15, 2023 (at least)
- Permissions
- 10 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- remove.bg
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Background remover - remove.bg is an app by Kaleido AI in the Photography category, listed since at least April 2023. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 10 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: camera. Compared with version 1.3.0, it adds 2 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id” and “Access adservices attribution”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
What's new in v1.4.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v1.2.1.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Feb 20, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Kaleido.ai” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Feb 20, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Feb 20, 2026
- Signed byO=Kaleido.ai, L=Vienna, ST=Vienna, C=AT
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)3F:DC:A2:DF:7C:E8:F9:0D:4C:05:A3:51:52:85:52:D8:72:B2:5C:FD
- File MD5bc9d29a70f71ed74af3dc4206d5e0e55
- 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 (10)
Background remover - remove.bg requests 10 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- 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
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- 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) bg.remove.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Background remover - remove.bg 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 Background remover - remove.bg 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 bc9d29a70f71ed74af3dc4206d5e0e55.