Samsung Keyboard
com.samsung.android.honeyboard
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v5.9.12.13 (591213300)
- Updated
- Jun 24, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 109.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 12L+ (API 32)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Listed since
- Mar 8, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 184 (11 sensitive)
About this APK
Samsung Keyboard is an app, listed since at least March 2020. 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.
Since version 5.4.85.3, the APK grew from 81.3 MB to 109.7 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 9 to 12L. It asks for 184 permissions, 11 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and read contacts. It asks for the same permissions as version 5.9.12.11.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
Version history
5 versions are listed; the oldest rated Trusted is v5.4.85.3. Since v5.9.02.2 it requires Android 12L+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Samsung Corporation” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 24, 2025
- Signed by[email protected], CN=Samsung Cert, OU=DMC, O=Samsung Corporation, L=Suwon City, ST=South Korea, C=KR
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)9C:A5:17:0F:38:19:19:DF:E0:44:6F:CD:AB:18:B1:9A:14:3B:31:63
- File MD5d9a238ceea67572c7e552a19ce7644d0
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (184)
Samsung Keyboard requests 184 permissions, 11 of them sensitive.
- Bluetooth advertise Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
- Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Access (custom) com.samsung.android.honeyboard.icecone.service.ACCESS
- Access (custom) com.samsung.android.stickercenter.service.ACCESS
- Access surface flinger android.permission.ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER
- Accessibility accessibility shortcut edit (custom) com.samsung.accessibility.permission.ACCESSIBILITY_SHORTCUT_EDIT
- Agent read language (custom) com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.permission.READ_LANGUAGE
- Agent read settings (custom) com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Aicore bind download service (custom) com.samsung.android.aicore.permission.BIND_DOWNLOAD_SERVICE
- Aicore bind on device service (custom) com.samsung.android.aicore.permission.BIND_ON_DEVICE_SERVICE
- Aicore bind wallpaper service (custom) com.samsung.android.aicore.permission.BIND_WALLPAPER_SERVICE
- Aicore supported feature provider (custom) com.samsung.android.aicore.permission.SUPPORTED_FEATURE_PROVIDER
- Aitranslator bind translation (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.aitranslator.permission.BIND_TRANSLATION
- Android biometrics privileged (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.BIOMETRICS_PRIVILEGED
- Android extract smartclip data (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.EXTRACT_SMARTCLIP_DATA
- Android fingerprint privileged (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.FINGERPRINT_PRIVILEGED
- Android modify theme (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.MODIFY_THEME
- Android read msg pref (custom) sec.android.permission.READ_MSG_PREF
- Android read scpm (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.READ_SCPM
- Android return remote input (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.RETURN_REMOTE_INPUT
- Android return remote input voice (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.RETURN_REMOTE_INPUT_VOICE
- Android sidesync receiver permission (custom) com.sec.android.permission.SIDESYNC_RECEIVER_PERMISSION
- Android smart reply (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SMART_REPLY
- Android smart reply close (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SMART_REPLY_CLOSE
- Android smart reply start (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SMART_REPLY_START
- Android smart suggestions otp (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SMART_SUGGESTIONS_OTP
- Android ssrm notification permission (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SSRM_NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION
- Android suggested replies (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SUGGESTED_REPLIES
- Android suggested replies start (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SUGGESTED_REPLIES_START
- Android write msg pref (custom) sec.android.permission.WRITE_MSG_PREF
- Android write scpm (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.WRITE_SCPM
- Asr bind speech recognition service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.asr.permission.BIND_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE
- Asr bind speech recognition service (custom) com.samsung.android.scs.ai.asr.permission.BIND_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE
- Asr speech recognition service config provider (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.asr.permission.SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE_CONFIG_PROVIDER
- Asr speech recognition service config provider (custom) com.samsung.android.scs.ai.asr.permission.SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE_CONFIG_PROVIDER
- Asr system bind speech recognition service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.asr.permission.SYSTEM_BIND_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE
- Asr system bind speech recognition service (custom) com.samsung.android.scs.ai.asr.permission.SYSTEM_BIND_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE
- Asr system speech recognition service config provider (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.asr.permission.SYSTEM_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE_CONFIG_PROVIDER
- Asr system speech recognition service config provider (custom) com.samsung.android.scs.ai.asr.permission.SYSTEM_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE_CONFIG_PROVIDER
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Bixby bixby dictation (custom) com.samsung.android.bixby.permission.BIXBY_DICTATION
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Cloudcore bind c2pa service (custom) com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.BIND_C2PA_SERVICE
- Cloudcore bind download service (custom) com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.BIND_DOWNLOAD_SERVICE
- Cloudcore bind image editor service (custom) com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.BIND_IMAGE_EDITOR_SERVICE
- Cloudcore bind portrait service (custom) com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.BIND_PORTRAIT_SERVICE
- Cloudcore supported feature provider (custom) com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.SUPPORTED_FEATURE_PROVIDER
- Common config provider (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.common.permission.CONFIG_PROVIDER
- Common system config provider (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.common.permission.SYSTEM_CONFIG_PROVIDER
- Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Csc (custom) com.samsung.sec.android.application.csc
- Deepsky access service (custom) com.samsung.android.app.deepsky.permission.ACCESS_SERVICE
- Default home change permission (custom) com.samsung.kidshome.broadcast.DEFAULT_HOME_CHANGE_PERMISSION
- Diagmonagent diagmon (custom) com.sec.android.diagmonagent.permission.DIAGMON
- Diagmonagent provider (custom) com.sec.android.diagmonagent.permission.PROVIDER
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Dvfs booster permission (custom) com.sec.android.app.twdvfs.DVFS_BOOSTER_PERMISSION
- Expand status bar android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
- Friends (custom) com.bitstrips.imoji.provider.FRIENDS
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get runtime permissions android.permission.GET_RUNTIME_PERMISSIONS
- Handwriting resource language update (custom) com.samsung.android.sdk.handwriting.permission.RESOURCE_LANGUAGE_UPDATE
- Handwriting resource language update command (custom) com.samsung.android.sdk.handwriting.permission.RESOURCE_LANGUAGE_UPDATE_COMMAND
- Helphub help (custom) com.samsung.helphub.permission.HELP
- Honeyboard keyboard setting (custom) com.samsung.android.honeyboard.permission.KEYBOARD_SETTING
- Honeyboard plugin (custom) com.samsung.android.honeyboard.permission.PLUGIN
- Image bind image service (custom) com.samsung.android.scs.ai.image.permission.BIND_IMAGE_SERVICE
- Image image provider (custom) com.samsung.android.scs.ai.image.permission.IMAGE_PROVIDER
- Indexing access provider (custom) com.samsung.android.provider.indexing.permission.ACCESS_PROVIDER
- Inject events android.permission.INJECT_EVENTS
- Inputmethod migrate data (custom) com.sec.android.inputmethod.permission.MIGRATE_DATA
- Inputmethod resourcemanager language update (custom) com.sec.android.inputmethod.permission.RESOURCEMANAGER_LANGUAGE_UPDATE
- Intellivoiceservice bind classification service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_CLASSIFICATION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind configuration service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_CONFIGURATION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind correction service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_CORRECTION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind emoji augmentation service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_EMOJI_AUGMENTATION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind extraction service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_EXTRACTION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind format conversion service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_FORMAT_CONVERSION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind generic service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_GENERIC_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind notes organization service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_NOTES_ORGANIZATION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind smart capture service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SMART_CAPTURE_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind smart cover service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SMART_COVER_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind smart reply service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SMART_REPLY_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind suggestion service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SUGGESTION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind suggestion service for external (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SUGGESTION_SERVICE_FOR_EXTERNAL
- Intellivoiceservice bind summarization service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SUMMARIZATION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind toneconvert service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_TONECONVERT_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind translation service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_TRANSLATION_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind usage service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_USAGE_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice bind writing composer service (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_WRITING_COMPOSER_SERVICE
- Intellivoiceservice supported feature provider (custom) com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.SUPPORTED_FEATURE_PROVIDER
- Interact across profiles android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES
- Interact across users android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- Interact across users full android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.samsung.android.honeyboard.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Internal system window android.permission.INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW
- Interpreter read translation settings (custom) com.samsung.android.app.interpreter.permission.READ_TRANSLATION_SETTINGS
- Japan iwnnmorphemeservice (custom) com.samsung.android.region.japan.permission.IWnnMorphemeService
- Japan iwnnvoiceengineservice (custom) com.samsung.android.region.japan.permission.IWnnVoiceEngineService
- Knox knox custom system (custom) com.samsung.android.knox.permission.KNOX_CUSTOM_SYSTEM
- Knox knox device configuration (custom) com.samsung.android.knox.permission.KNOX_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Manage pass service (custom) com.samsung.android.pass.permissions.MANAGE_PASS_SERVICE
- Manage usb android.permission.MANAGE_USB
- Manage users android.permission.MANAGE_USERS
- Mcfds use continuity provider (custom) com.samsung.android.mcfds.permission.USE_CONTINUITY_PROVIDER
- Media content control android.permission.MEDIA_CONTENT_CONTROL
- Messaging read message (custom) com.samsung.android.messaging.permission.READ_MESSAGE
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Observe sensor privacy android.permission.OBSERVE_SENSOR_PRIVACY
- Ocr provide ocr resource (custom) com.samsung.android.sdk.ocr.permission.PROVIDE_OCR_RESOURCE
- Partner (custom) com.netflix.partner
- Photoretouching (custom) com.sec.android.mimage.photoretouching
- Popup ui permission (custom) com.samsung.systemui.POPUP_UI_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Provider donate action (custom) com.samsung.android.app.deepsky.donation.provider.permission.DONATE_ACTION
- Provider submit feedback (custom) com.samsung.android.app.deepsky.feedback.provider.permission.SUBMIT_FEEDBACK
- Read (custom) com.bitstrips.imoji.provider.READ
- Read (custom) com.samsung.aimodelprovider.objectremovalmodels.AIProvider.READ
- Read (custom) com.samsung.android.app.notes.READ
- Read (custom) com.samsung.android.provider.directwriting.resource.READ
- Read (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.media.READ
- Read (custom) com.samsung.android.scloud.backup.lib.read
- Read (custom) com.samsung.android.stickercenter.permission.sticker.READ
- Read clipboard in background android.permission.READ_CLIPBOARD_IN_BACKGROUND
- Read frame buffer android.permission.READ_FRAME_BUFFER
- Read privileged phone state android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
- Read settings search data provider (custom) com.samsung.android.settings.intelligence.READ_SETTINGS_SEARCH_DATA_PROVIDER
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read sync stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
- Real get tasks android.permission.REAL_GET_TASKS
- Reception external data (custom) com.samsung.android.moneta.datacollector.reception.permission.EXTERNAL_DATA
- Retailagent retailmode (custom) com.samsung.sea.retailagent.permission.RETAILMODE
- Routines read routine info (custom) com.samsung.android.app.routines.permission.READ_ROUTINE_INFO
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Samsungaccount account manager (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.ACCOUNT_MANAGER
- Samsungpass autofillform (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungpass.permission.autofillform
- Samsungpass easysignin (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungpass.permission.EASYSIGNIN
- Sasettings use sasettings (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.sasettings.permission.USE_SASETTINGS
- Scloudsync read (custom) com.sec.android.inputmethod.scloudsync.permission.READ
- Scloudsync write (custom) com.sec.android.inputmethod.scloudsync.permission.WRITE
- Scs supported feature provider (custom) com.samsung.android.scs.permission.SUPPORTED_FEATURE_PROVIDER
- Set process limit android.permission.SET_PROCESS_LIMIT
- Settings access episode (custom) com.samsung.android.settings.permission.ACCESS_EPISODE
- Settings manage language pack (custom) com.samsung.android.settings.permission.MANAGE_LANGUAGE_PACK
- Settings soft reset (custom) com.sec.android.settings.permission.SOFT_RESET
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Sketchbook access aidrawing config (custom) com.samsung.android.app.sketchbook.permission.ACCESS_AIDRAWING_CONFIG
- Spay read spay share (custom) com.samsung.android.spay.permission.READ_SPAY_SHARE
- Spp token 9c765dc16e3841610b7321bb752963fa85ecd35f4d24460bff16a76ce0f787690fe604cf5567e8b6a4efddcbd6a8f4541a520d1be2822a0a788d1cfac5271d9ee0abc311ee234cc7b2eac91afe5ec3f16dbf76391e070e3712ec178e0280489dce19a8af19f6fa2b4dd89de18e8fe2727350f86bcbdd1939771a99eab2a87e78 (custom) com.sec.spp.permission.TOKEN_9c765dc16e3841610b7321bb752963fa85ecd35f4d24460bff16a76ce0f787690fe604cf5567e8b6a4efddcbd6a8f4541a520d1be2822a0a788d1cfac5271d9ee0abc311ee234cc7b2eac91afe5ec3f16dbf76391e070e3712ec178e0280489dce19a8af19f6fa2b4dd89de18e8fe2727350f86bcbdd1939771a99eab2a87e78
- Spp token c4130892a7b094e4e1253098303fc277049065984971e98e008abed5462b469caeafebbfedf493aa289769f48d5c91341b793638571f7883e318c83ec85817cf5b46149facdf981928386712a0db5982c3edb8d7008cee36a44b467c165de1dc1e51bd7b41e549546793d8c8e322d22ebdbfb23afce88727552fc8d396831913 (custom) com.sec.spp.permission.TOKEN_c4130892a7b094e4e1253098303fc277049065984971e98e008abed5462b469caeafebbfedf493aa289769f48d5c91341b793638571f7883e318c83ec85817cf5b46149facdf981928386712a0db5982c3edb8d7008cee36a44b467c165de1dc1e51bd7b41e549546793d8c8e322d22ebdbfb23afce88727552fc8d396831913
- Status bar android.permission.STATUS_BAR
- Status bar service android.permission.STATUS_BAR_SERVICE
- Stop app switches android.permission.STOP_APP_SWITCHES
- Suggestion suggestion provider (custom) com.samsung.android.scs.ai.suggestion.permission.SUGGESTION_PROVIDER
- Tagservice access provider (custom) com.samsung.android.service.tagservice.permission.ACCESS_PROVIDER
- Text text provider (custom) com.samsung.android.scs.ai.text.permission.TEXT_PROVIDER
- Tips use intent service (custom) com.samsung.android.app.tips.permission.USE_INTENT_SERVICE
- Unlimited toasts android.permission.UNLIMITED_TOASTS
- Update exists (custom) com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.accesspermisson.UPDATE_EXISTS
- Update my a11y not (custom) com.samsung.accessibility.UPDATE_MY_A11Y_NOT
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use pass service (custom) com.samsung.android.pass.permissions.USE_PASS_SERVICE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Voiceeditorif voiceeditorservice (custom) com.nttdocomo.android.voiceeditorif.permission.VoiceEditorService
- Voicewakeup execute utterance record service (custom) com.samsung.android.voicewakeup.permission.EXECUTE_UTTERANCE_RECORD_SERVICE
- Write (custom) com.samsung.android.scloud.backup.lib.write
- Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Wssnps com wssnps (custom) com.wssnps.permission.COM_WSSNPS
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Camera android.hardware.camera
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Samsung Keyboard APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Samsung Keyboard for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 12L or later. Version 5.4.85.3 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 9 and later. Get version 5.4.85.3 · All versions
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 Samsung 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 3 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d9a238ceea67572c7e552a19ce7644d0.