BG Tube v2.1.1
APK · 4 MB · version code 22 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Apr 25, 2019
- Same certificate as the other version checked Details
Quick check before downloading
Answer this to unlock the download. It keeps automated downloaders away.
Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.1.2, uploaded Oct 30, 2024 — about 5 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 4 MB; the latest is 4 MB (304 B larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v2.1.1 (22)
- Uploaded
- Apr 25, 2019
- Size
- 4 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- c0402b157eaef92281cbfdc04cc82226
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- D8:36:A7:65:47:0B:DD:BB:07:AE:9B:0A:94:91:1C:D3:FE:42:37:D8
- Signed by
- CN=london nut
- File name
- com-youtube-inthebackground-22-45494826-c0402b157eaef92281cbfdc04cc82226.apk
- Package
- com.youtube.inthebackground
- Downloads (all versions)
- 128.3K
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.1.1
v2
- New design and functionality
- Background playback now includes a notification bar, playback history/auto playlist/shuffle/favorites, share videos to BG Tube and more!
Permissions (8)
This version requests 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Media content control android.permission.MEDIA_CONTENT_CONTROL
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “london nut” Not the developer's name (“LondonNut.com”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Apr 25, 2019
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 18, 2020
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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 BG Tube on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 7.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4 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-youtube-inthebackground-22-45494826-c0402b157eaef92281cbfdc04cc82226.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 c0402b157eaef92281cbfdc04cc82226. 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 BG Tube — 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 5.0+). 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.