Currents v2022.01.02.419343635.release
APK · 15.5 MB · version code 440241884 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Feb 9, 2022
- v2023.04.23.530604195.release uses a different certificate Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2023.04.23.530604195.release, uploaded Mar 28, 2026 — about 4 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 15.5 MB; the latest is 16.4 MB (937.5 KB larger).
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
File information
- Version
- v2022.01.02.419343635.release (440241884)
- Uploaded
- Feb 9, 2022
- Size
- 15.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Google Play services
- Required
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 96bc9fe18ea70f57f58202054be2542c
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 38:91:8A:45:3D:07:19:93:54:F8:B1:9A:F0:5E:C6:56:2C:ED:57:88
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-google-android-apps-plus-440241884-61618258-96bc9fe18ea70f57f58202054be2542c.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.apps.plus
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1B+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2022.01.02.419343635.release
Bug fixes, stability improvements and new features, including:
• New options to format posts and suggest tags
• Follow tags to get the latest posts on topics of interest
• Keep up to date with important posts from leadership
• Discover posts in custom streams set up by your admins
Permissions (32)
This version requests 32 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Filtershow read (custom) com.android.gallery3d.filtershow.permission.READ
- Filtershow write (custom) com.android.gallery3d.filtershow.permission.WRITE
- Friend opt in (custom) com.google.googlenav.friend.permission.OPT_IN
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Gallery3d gallery provider (custom) com.google.android.gallery3d.permission.GALLERY_PROVIDER
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Photos google photos (custom) com.google.android.apps.photos.permission.GOOGLE_PHOTOS
- Plus maps receive (custom) com.google.android.apps.plus.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.google.android.apps.plus.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read social stream android.permission.READ_SOCIAL_STREAM
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- Start hangout (custom) com.google.android.hangouts.START_HANGOUT
- Subscribed feeds read android.permission.SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_READ
- Subscribed feeds write android.permission.SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_WRITE
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write social stream android.permission.WRITE_SOCIAL_STREAM
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.
- v2023.04.23.530604195.release uses a different certificate v2021.10.10.402147808.release and v10.12.0.208270577 use the same one as this file. Android normally won't update an installed app with a file signed by another certificate, and a new certificate can mean a different publisher. v2023.04.23.530604195.release
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Mar 28, 2026
- Antivirus scan passed Jul 14, 2022
- Uploaded by “nicolasratier” 255 followers · uploading since 2017
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How to install Currents on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 31 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (15.5 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-google-android-apps-plus-440241884-61618258-96bc9fe18ea70f57f58202054be2542c.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 96bc9fe18ea70f57f58202054be2542c. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Currents — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 5.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.