Curious Edinburgh

Creating a mobile tour of Edinburgh's history of science, technology & medicine.

The University of Edinburgh · uk.ac.edina.curiousedinburgh

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v2025.10 75.1 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2025.10 (24)
Updated: Apr 11, 2026 (6 months ago)
APK size: 75.1 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Education (app)
Listed since: Mar 3, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 12 (5 sensitive)
Website: curiousedinburgh.org
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Curious Edinburgh is an app by The University of Edinburgh in the Education category, listed since at least March 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 12 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage. Compared with version 2024.03.1, it adds 6 new permissions: “Modify shared storage”, “Read shared storage”, “Control vibration” and 3 more.

What's new in v2025.10

- Bug Fixes - Supports latest API - Updated interface

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Are you interested in the fascinating and important scientific, medical and technological heritage of the city of Edinburgh? From Darwin to Dolly the sheep our app will allow you to explore some of the places associated with major scientific and medical discoveries and personalities, as well as some that are less famous, but deserve to be more widely known. We have sought out stories from the history of science in Edinburgh which will inspire, inform and amuse both visitors and residents of the city. You can visit the places in our tour in an order that suits you, although the numbering suggests an order that would be convenient for a visitor to the city on foot. We estimate that to see all the places on the tour should take approximately three hours, but you may choose to visit only those which are of special interest to you. You can create your own itinerary based on your interests and the amount of time you have available. The map will help you find the places and orientate yourself in the city. All the stops on our tour are within walking distance from Waverley station and the city centre, although for a few of the more distant ones some visitors may prefer to use Edinburgh’s excellent bus services. Accessibility Statement: http://curiousedinburgh.org/accessibility-statement

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v2024.03.1. Since v2025.10 it requires Android 7.0+.

v2025.10 LATEST Apr 11, 2026 75.1 MB TRUSTED v2024.03.1 Mar 14, 2025 76.5 MB TRUSTED

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Apr 11, 2026.
Certificate issued to “University of Edinburgh” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Apr 11, 2026
Validated against Google Play Apr 11, 2026
Signed byCN=EDINA, OU=EDINA, O=University of Edinburgh, L=Edinburgh, ST=Lothian, C=GB
Signing certificate (SHA-1)57:B6:4B:2F:6F:C6:F9:57:BC:53:B9:22:65:3D:CC:2A:FC:E6:B8:45
File MD5d7ca4cb0a6eb95ef59f63c1a87d6e7d4
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (12)

Curious Edinburgh requests 12 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) uk.ac.edina.curiousedinburgh.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait