Birthdays & Events v1.8.8
APK · 4 MB · version code 17711 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Oct 17, 2025
- Same certificate as v1.8.6, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.9.2, uploaded Sep 27, 2026 — about 11 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 4 MB; the latest is 4.5 MB (466.4 KB larger).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read media visual user selected.
File information
- Version
- v1.8.8 (17711)
- Uploaded
- Oct 17, 2025
- Size
- 4 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 49f79e41383b1f5c5257b1d7d02c29f2
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 11:03:20:31:6A:22:24:7F:62:BC:D8:2C:BD:38:A2:CB:D8:A1:9E:02
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- org-vovka-birthdaycountdown-17711-71971608-49f79e41383b1f5c5257b1d7d02c29f2.apk
- Package
- org.vovka.birthdaycountdown
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.8.8
1. Added new fields to local events
2. Added new parameters to widgets
3. Show current parameters on the settings screen (extra features)
4. Many other improvements and fixes
5. Removed use of the READ_MEDIA_IMAGES and READ_MEDIA_AUDIO permissions, as well as support for Skype and VK accounts (from the address book)
Permissions (10)
This version requests 10 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read calendar Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read media visual user selected Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
- Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) org.vovka.birthdaycountdown.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as v1.8.6, which matches Google Play v1.8.6 · v1.8.5 · v1.8.4
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Oct 17, 2025
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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How to install Birthdays & Events on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 8.1 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 org-vovka-birthdaycountdown-17711-71971608-49f79e41383b1f5c5257b1d7d02c29f2.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 49f79e41383b1f5c5257b1d7d02c29f2. 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 Birthdays & Events — 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.