BusyBox for Android v1.3
APK · 395.1 KB · version code 6 · Android 2.0.1+ · uploaded Feb 16, 2012
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v7.0.0(68008), uploaded Mar 30, 2025 — about 13 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 395.1 KB; the latest is 35 MB (34.7 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.0.1+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 17 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, View Wi-Fi connections, Run foreground services, Nfc, Show notifications, Prevent the device from sleeping….
File information
- Version
- v1.3 (6)
- Uploaded
- Feb 16, 2012
- Size
- 395.1 KB
- Requires
- Android 2.0.1+ (API 6)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 0012538bd1d3312d103f3ddbec83e792
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 14:07:76:46:4F:21:EE:D8:30:3C:4B:D4:8D:0A:2E:90:FD:D0:5C:9E
- Signed by
- CN=Jared Rummler, O=JRummy Apps, L=Placentia, ST=California
- File name
- com-jrummy-busybox-installer-6-245356-0012538bd1d3312d103f3ddbec83e792.apk
- Package
- com.jrummy.busybox.installer
- Downloads (all versions)
- 5M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 16 · Medium Maturity
Permissions (3)
This version requests 3 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “JRummy Apps” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v7.0.0(68008), which matches Google Play v7.0.0(68008) · v6.9.0(68006) · v6.8.2(68003)
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 7, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Apr 9, 2014
- Uploaded by “rabe3ab” 398 followers · uploading since 2012
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 BusyBox for Android on Android 2.0.1+
You'll need about 790.3 KB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (395.1 KB). 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-jrummy-busybox-installer-6-245356-0012538bd1d3312d103f3ddbec83e792.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 0012538bd1d3312d103f3ddbec83e792. 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?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. 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 BusyBox for Android — 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 2.0.1+). 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; for this file we recommend not to.