Dots and Boxes

Dots and Boxes or Dots and Lines is a classic pen and paper game.

Hadiware · ir.Hadiware.Dots_Boxes

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v1.92 5 MB Android 4.2+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version: v1.92 (12)
Updated: Nov 16, 2025 (11 months ago)
APK size: 5 MB
Requires: Android 4.2+ (API 17)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Board (game)
Listed since: Mar 6, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 7
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Dots and Boxes is a game by Hadiware in the Board category, listed since at least March 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 7 permissions, none of them sensitive. The game can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Dots and Boxes or Dots and Lines is a classic pen and paper game. Starting with an empty grid of dots, players take turns, adding a single horizontal or vertical line between two unjoined adjacent dots. A player who completes the fourth side of a 1×1 box earns one point and takes another turn. The game ends when no more lines can be placed. The winner of the game is the player with the most points. It was first published in the 19th century by Édouard Lucas, who called it la pipopipette.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 16, 2025.
Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Nov 16, 2025
Validated against Google Play Nov 16, 2025
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)14:5E:D5:E4:5E:2D:77:87:9B:E9:46:7B:E8:C0:CF:89:5B:98:82:EC
File MD5e23c13777e8d873cf0e6ec8f0dfa884e
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (7)

Dots and Boxes requests 7 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Dots and Boxes APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Dots and Boxes APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is e23c13777e8d873cf0e6ec8f0dfa884e.