At a glance
- Latest version
- v2025102912r (2025102912)
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026 (6 months ago)
- APK size
- 18.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Board (game)
- Listed since
- Jan 17, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 13
- Website
- a389st.000webhostapp.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
Chinese Chess Xiangqi is a game by A389 St. in the Board category, listed since at least January 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 13 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 2025101920r, it adds 1 new permission: “Google Play license check”. The game offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v2025102912r
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v2025100718r.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Apr 8, 2026.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Apr 8, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Apr 8, 2026
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)BB:0C:16:14:30:66:6F:63:B9:8B:EE:FE:A1:94:91:FE:88:A7:86:36
- File MD583116817e080cf74f297ebbe1427e6ef
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings 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 — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (13)
Chinese Chess Xiangqi requests 13 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- 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
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.csgroup.chinesechess.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- 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
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Chinese Chess Xiangqi APK: questions and answers
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 Chinese Chess Xiangqi free?
The APK is free to download, but the game offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Chinese Chess Xiangqi 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 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 83116817e080cf74f297ebbe1427e6ef.
