Chess - Online Game Hall
The most popular online chess game on Play Store
Time Assassin Apps · com.cronlygames.chess9
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.2.3 (20210401)
- Updated
- Jul 12, 2022 (4 years ago)
- APK size
- 31.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Arcade (game)
- Listed since
- Mar 14, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 15 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- cronlygames.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Chess - Online Game Hall is a game by Time Assassin Apps in the Arcade category, listed since at least March 2021. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 15 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read phone status and identity. The game offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Weikuan Zhou” Not the developer's name (“Time Assassin Apps”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review Jul 17, 2025
- Signed byCN=Weikuan Zhou, L=Shanghai, ST=Shnghai, C=86
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)12:C5:E8:82:D2:F5:A5:32:08:B4:E6:25:B8:63:AF:C2:07:3A:8F:95
- File MD52a0d889389661e3452f5530178015a4f
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (15)
Chess - Online Game Hall requests 15 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Chess - Online Game Hall 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 Chess - Online Game Hall free?
The APK is free to download, but the game offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Chess - Online Game Hall 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 2a0d889389661e3452f5530178015a4f.
