DNS Speed Test & Changer
Fastest way to find the best DNS Server for your Location
Niktec · com.catinthebox.dnsspeedtest
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.0.3 (4)
- Updated
- Mar 18, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 2.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- May 5, 2018 (at least)
- Permissions
- 6
- Website
- niktec.github.io
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
DNS Speed Test & Changer is an app by Niktec in the Tools category, listed since at least May 2018. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 6 permissions, none of them sensitive.
What's new in v1.0.3
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
Security & authenticity
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.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review Oct 9, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 3, 2020
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)0C:1D:33:A0:AE:5B:15:A2:00:75:92:ED:3B:B2:6A:21:4D:8C:C8:8D
- File MD5207457291163b469a22e2c4f4543bbd9
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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Permissions (6)
DNS Speed Test & Changer requests 6 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- 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
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.catinthebox.dnsspeedtest.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
DNS Speed Test & Changer 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 DNS Speed Test & Changer 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 207457291163b469a22e2c4f4543bbd9.
