Briar v1.5.1
APK · 48.6 MB · version code 10501 · Android 4.1+ · uploaded Dec 7, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.5.21, uploaded Sep 30, 2026 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 48.6 MB; the latest is 48.3 MB (285.2 KB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.1+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Bluetooth, Hide overlay windows, Nearby wifi devices, Show notifications.
File information
- Version
- v1.5.1 (10501)
- Uploaded
- Dec 7, 2025
- Size
- 48.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 0ecd33e99b3870c58e3888401916ff3f
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 84:71:5A:43:00:3B:4E:10:9A:D5:31:DA:5F:99:DA:C0:AB:5B:F8:8F
- Signed by
- O=briarproject.org
- File name
- org-briarproject-briar-android-10501-72697093-0ecd33e99b3870c58e3888401916ff3f.apk
- Package
- org.briarproject.briar.android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.5.1
* Update translations
* Update list of Tor bridges
* Upgrade obfs4proxy to 0.0.14-tor2
* Upgrade Snowflake to 2.5.1
* Upgrade Tor's OpenSSL to 1.1.1t
* Fix a crash when connecting via Bluetooth
Permissions (12)
This version requests 12 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Bluetooth advertise Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
- Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- 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 7, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “briarproject.org” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Dec 7, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 7, 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 (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Briar on Android 4.1+
You'll need about 97.1 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (48.6 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-briarproject-briar-android-10501-72697093-0ecd33e99b3870c58e3888401916ff3f.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 0ecd33e99b3870c58e3888401916ff3f. 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 Briar — 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 4.1+). 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 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.