At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.1.1 (13)
- Updated
- Sep 23, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 6.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Sep 15, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 12 (4 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
File Explorer is an app by jarvis luo in the Tools category, listed since at least September 2020. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS and MIPS 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 12 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including read shared storage, display over other apps and request installing other apps.
What's new in v1.1.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 4, 2021
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)CA:84:93:39:4C:1F:2D:34:BE:FB:AF:41:A8:9F:54:C6:42:73:A3:12
- File MD5faaeebe55ee02e72ae41279dbd676445
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (12)
File Explorer requests 12 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Delete packages android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Install packages android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Mount unmount filesystems android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- System overlay window android.permission.SYSTEM_OVERLAY_WINDOW
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
File Explorer 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 File Explorer 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 faaeebe55ee02e72ae41279dbd676445.
