Cx File Explorer v2.6.6
APK · 18.1 MB · version code 266 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Oct 8, 2026
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.8.1, uploaded Oct 3, 2026.
- Size: this file is 18.1 MB; the latest is 17.5 MB (532.2 KB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 12L+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v2.6.6 (266)
- Uploaded
- Oct 8, 2026
- Size
- 18.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 2bb52193677aaece54dd7bfcce1c6a7c
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 45:BA:05:07:D9:82:48:22:B2:99:51:C9:6A:93:EE:52:85:AB:69:09
- Signed by
- CN=cxinventor
- File name
- com-cxinventor-file-explorer-266-77016623-2bb52193677aaece54dd7bfcce1c6a7c.apk
- Package
- com.cxinventor.file.explorer
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.6.6
- Bug fixes and minor improvements.
- On some devices, access to the /Android/data folder may be restricted by the operating system. You can work around this limitation by using the Shizuku app, which allows Cx File Explorer to access the folder
2.7.7
- Fixed an FTPS connection error
2.7.0
- Built-in music player engine changed
2.6.6
- Added 'Copy again' and 'Return to source folder'
2.0.5
- Supports storage cleaner. Clean junk files, duplicate files and unused apps
Permissions (16)
This version requests 16 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- 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
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.cxinventor.file.explorer.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 Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Mar 12, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “cxinventor” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 5 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Oct 8, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Mar 12, 2026
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (5 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Cx File Explorer on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 36.1 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (18.1 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-cxinventor-file-explorer-266-77016623-2bb52193677aaece54dd7bfcce1c6a7c.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 2bb52193677aaece54dd7bfcce1c6a7c. 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 Cx File Explorer — 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.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.