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Couch Potato Free

Ryan Archer · codes.soloware.couchpotato.free

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v2.2.1 404.7 KB Android 2.3+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version
v2.2.1 (14)
Updated
May 6, 2021 (5 years ago)
APK size
404.7 KB
Requires
Android 2.3+ (API 9)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
Mar 4, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
2
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

Couch Potato Free is an app by Ryan Archer in the Tools category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 2 permissions, none of them sensitive.

What's new in v2.2.1

- Fixed a memory leak on older Android versions.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Couch Potato lets you use your phone as a remote control for your computer. Perfect for streaming TV! And all without extra peripherals cluttering your living room. The app connects to a server application on your computer, via your home Wi-Fi. You can download the server from https://rarcher.github.io/couch-potato-server/downloads.html Full Features List: - Three-button mouse. - Keyboard. - Escape key (not normally included on Android keyboards). - Tap to click. - Double-tap to double-click. - Screen edge acts a scroll bar. - Adjustable sensitivity for mouse and scroll bar movements. - Voice to text input. - Paste to server option. - Automatic detection of running servers. - High performance network protocol based on KryoNet, a library originally intended for gaming. - Register a server, then boot it remotely by sending a Wake-on-LAN packet. - Server starts automatically when your computer does. - Server is open source.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Unknown” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified May 6, 2021
  • Antivirus scan passed May 6, 2021
  • Signed byCN=Ryan Archer, OU=Unknown, O=Unknown, L=Unknown, ST=Unknown, C=Unknown
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)D8:CE:2B:6A:80:93:34:25:41:82:A9:F0:24:B9:52:26:95:A6:38:85
  • File MD5999c08033ab60a792548a0c3ed1f8bbd
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (2)

Couch Potato Free requests 2 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Couch Potato Free 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 Couch Potato Free 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 999c08033ab60a792548a0c3ed1f8bbd.

Tags

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