Building Start v2.9.4
APK · 5.1 MB · version code 543 · Android 4.1+ · uploaded Mar 24, 2024
- Same certificate as v2.11.2, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.11.2, uploaded Sep 23, 2026 — about 2 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 5.1 MB; the latest is 10.1 MB (5.1 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.1+; the latest needs Android 10+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 5 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Bluetooth scan, Foreground service data sync, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read media images.
File information
- Version
- v2.9.4 (543)
- Uploaded
- Mar 24, 2024
- Size
- 5.1 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
- 95b5ead287ca631b355dadabf5bd1134
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 4E:70:F4:6B:DC:24:16:02:D4:7C:C6:E6:21:53:EC:2F:AF:19:E6:18
- Signed by
- CN=Matthew Galligan, OU=BuildingStart, O=BuildingStart, L=Minneapolis, ST=MN, C=US
- File name
- com-buildingstart-hemlock-543-67315538-95b5ead287ca631b355dadabf5bd1134.apk
- Package
- com.buildingstart.hemlock
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.9.4
** 2.9.4 **
* Fixed an issue with certain users logins
** 2.9.3 **
* Fixed an issue with viewing items in the file cloud
Permissions (15)
This version requests 15 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- 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 “BuildingStart” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v2.11.2, which matches Google Play v2.11.2 · v2.11.1 · v2.10.10 · v2.10.9
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Mar 24, 2024
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Building Start on Android 4.1+
You'll need about 10.1 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (5.1 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-buildingstart-hemlock-543-67315538-95b5ead287ca631b355dadabf5bd1134.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 95b5ead287ca631b355dadabf5bd1134. 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 Building Start — 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.