At a glance
- Latest version
- v4.1.1 (2045)
- Updated
- Feb 6, 2026 (8 months ago)
- APK size
- 63.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Permissions
- 19 (1 sensitive)
About this APK
Emoji Keyboard is an app. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
Since version 4.0.5, the APK shrank from 86.9 MB to 63.8 MB. It asks for 19 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage. Compared with version 4.0.5, it drops 2 permissions: “Read media images” and “Read media video”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “albmuslim”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v4.0.5.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Preff” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 17, 2025
- Signed byOU=Preff, O=Preff
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)D9:E9:21:DF:4D:23:77:24:C4:16:88:A5:AC:D8:ED:3B:BB:9C:FF:A0
- File MD5adf0b845d53b9739a7baa2dbfe97bf15
- Uploaded by “albmuslim” Silver tier · 6,579 followers · uploading since 2017
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (19)
Emoji Keyboard requests 19 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.preff.kb.hr.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read user dictionary android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
- Rec qacommand (custom) com.plutus.configapp.REC_QACOMMAND
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Write user dictionary android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Emoji Keyboard 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 Emoji Keyboard APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is adf0b845d53b9739a7baa2dbfe97bf15.