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Checkers (PFA)

Boardgame für one or two players

SECUSO Research Group · org.secuso.privacyfriendlydame

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v1.3.1 4.5 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

At a glance

Latest version
v1.3.1 (5)
Updated
Apr 25, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size
4.5 MB
Requires
Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Board (game)
Listed since
Apr 2, 2023 (at least)
Permissions
1
Website
secuso.org
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

Checkers (PFA) is a game by SECUSO Research Group in the Board category, listed since at least April 2023. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 1 permission, none of them sensitive.

What's new in v1.3.1

Updates to Android 14.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Privacy Friendly Checkers is a strategy board game for two players. The objective of the game is to either capture all opposing game pieces by jumping over them or by creating a situation in which the opponent cannot make a move anymore due to being blocked. Privacy Friendly Checkers features two game modes: one game mode allows playing versus a computer-controlled opponent and the second game mode is for two human-controlled players using the same device. The game board consists of 8x8 squares and each player starts with 12 game pieces. The white player begins and then both players alternate taking turns. Furthermore, color-highlighting is used to graphically emphasize which moves are allowed to be made and the interface displays which game pieces have already been captured so the game progress can be tracked more easily. Additionally, the app automatically saves the last game status so it is possible to resume a previously started game at a later time. How does Privacy Friendly Checkers differ from other similar apps? 1) No permissions Privacy Friendly Dame does not require any permissions. 2) No advertisement Moreover, Privacy Friendly Dame completely relinquishes advertisement. Many other apps in the Google Play Store display advertisement and therefore might violate the users privacy, shorten battery life or use mobile data. Privacy Friendly Checkers is part of the Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. More information at: https://secuso.org/pfa You can reach us via Twitter - @SECUSOResearch (https://twitter.com/secusoresearch) Mastodon - @SECUSO_Research@bawü.social (https://xn--baw-joa.social/@SECUSO_Research/) Job opening - https://secuso.aifb.kit.edu/english/Job_Offers_1557.php

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Philipp Rack” Not the developer's name (“SECUSO Research Group”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Apr 25, 2025
  • Signed byCN=Philipp Rack
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)CE:01:A6:12:18:B9:7A:C4:DE:AA:75:DA:4E:5A:FB:DA:05:9D:FF:20
  • File MD542c109aa9b6d9f4e0876b842c0d94f7b
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (1)

Checkers (PFA) requests 1 permission, none of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Checkers (PFA) APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Checkers (PFA) APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 42c109aa9b6d9f4e0876b842c0d94f7b.

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