BusyBox for Android v6.8.2(68003)
APK · 23.9 MB · version code 68003 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Mar 12, 2026
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v7.0.0(68008), uploaded Mar 30, 2025.
- Size: this file is 23.9 MB; the latest is 35 MB (11.2 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.4+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 7 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Show notifications, Modify shared storage, Apphub bind apphub service (custom), Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Run at startup.
File information
- Version
- v6.8.2(68003) (68003)
- Uploaded
- Mar 12, 2026
- Size
- 23.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 8d99acf7cd2b1c3ac9108070b7250e97
- 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-68003-73915149-8d99acf7cd2b1c3ac9108070b7250e97.apk
- Package
- com.jrummy.busybox.installer
- Downloads (all versions)
- 5M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 16 · Medium Maturity
What's new in v6.8.2(68003)
- bug fix affecting Android 8.0 users
- additional bug fixes & performance improvements
Permissions (14)
This version requests 14 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Androidterm run script (custom) jackpal.androidterm.permission.RUN_SCRIPT
- Androidterm run script (custom) jrummy.androidterm.permission.RUN_SCRIPT
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- 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 Mar 12, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “JRummy Apps” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Mar 12, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Mar 12, 2026
- 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 (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install BusyBox for Android on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 47.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (23.9 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-jrummy-busybox-installer-68003-73915149-8d99acf7cd2b1c3ac9108070b7250e97.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 8d99acf7cd2b1c3ac9108070b7250e97. 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 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 4.4+). 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 (legacy), 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.