
Brightness
Brightness App allows you to change the brightness of your screen easily.
Abhishek Pandravada · com.Abhishekapps.abhishek.Brightness
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.1 (12)
- Updated
- Nov 11, 2025 (11 months ago)
- APK size
- 6 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 22, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 11 (1 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Brightness is an app by Abhishek Pandravada in the Tools category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 1.0.8, the APK grew from 3.9 MB to 6 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 4.4 to 5.0. It asks for 11 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: write settings. Compared with version 1.0.8, it adds 3 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and “Access adservices topics”) and drops 1 (“Run at startup”). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v1.0.8. Since v1.1 it requires Android 5.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 11, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Abhi Apps” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 11, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 11, 2025
- Signed byCN=Abhishek Pandravada, O=Abhi Apps, L=Hyderabad
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)28:D5:39:7C:17:96:97:59:5C:74:ED:C1:9D:6A:7E:70:DC:D1:19:DB
- File MD5190644c1f25f8204bef56499481b31c6
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (11)
Brightness requests 11 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.Abhishekapps.abhishek.Brightness.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Brightness APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Brightness for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 5.0 or later. Version 1.0.8 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.4 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 1.0.8 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Brightness APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 190644c1f25f8204bef56499481b31c6.