Dictate - Listen and Write v1.5.2
APK · 10 MB · version code 55 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Jun 10, 2024
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.5.5, uploaded Jun 28, 2026 — about 2 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 10 MB; the latest is 62.3 MB (52.3 MB larger).
- The latest version asks for 6 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Show notifications, Read media images, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read shared storage, Run at startup, Modify shared storage.
File information
- Version
- v1.5.2 (55)
- Uploaded
- Jun 10, 2024
- Size
- 10 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 242d69b7b475fd93473d4cc89e25aab8
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 3E:E7:D4:4B:3B:B5:94:14:A7:F6:9B:53:EE:60:03:8A:16:70:8D:5A
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-sayatech-dictate-55-67942598-242d69b7b475fd93473d4cc89e25aab8.apk
- Package
- com.sayatech.dictate
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.5.2
Bug fixes
Permissions (10)
This version requests 10 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- 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
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 10, 2024.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jun 10, 2024
- Validated against Google Play Jun 10, 2024
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Dictate - Listen and Write on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 20 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (10 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-sayatech-dictate-55-67942598-242d69b7b475fd93473d4cc89e25aab8.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 242d69b7b475fd93473d4cc89e25aab8. 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 Dictate - Listen and Write — 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.