BIG Phone for Seniors v5.5.1
APK · 8.8 MB · version code 551 · Android 4.0+ · uploaded Nov 25, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v6.1.0, uploaded Aug 14, 2026 — about 9 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 8.8 MB; the latest is 10 MB (1.2 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.0+; the latest needs Android 6.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
File information
- Version
- v5.5.1 (551)
- Uploaded
- Nov 25, 2025
- Size
- 8.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0+ (API 14)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- c559ac242a9e94294037d216698f9d3d
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 18:D9:D6:F0:D1:DA:69:0C:88:78:30:32:2D:98:41:52:9E:E0:C9:0C
- Signed by
- CN=.
- File name
- name-kunes-android-launcher-bigphone-551-72503925-c559ac242a9e94294037d216698f9d3d.apk
- Package
- name.kunes.android.launcher.bigphone
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.5.1
* fixed sr-CS translation dialect (no more sr-SC)
- removed redundant invisible char in translations: cs, el, en, fr, pl, sv
Permissions (27)
This version requests 27 permissions, 10 of them sensitive.
- Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read call log Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Write call log Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Badge write badge (custom) name.kunes.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE_BADGE
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service phone call android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use full screen intent android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
- 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 Nov 25, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Nov 25, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 25, 2025
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (4 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install BIG Phone for Seniors on Android 4.0+
You'll need about 17.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (8.8 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 name-kunes-android-launcher-bigphone-551-72503925-c559ac242a9e94294037d216698f9d3d.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 c559ac242a9e94294037d216698f9d3d. 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 BIG Phone for Seniors — 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 4.0+). 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.