DS Compass v5.23
APK · 8.4 MB · version code 38 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Aug 17, 2023
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.24, uploaded Jun 6, 2024 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 8.4 MB; the latest is 8.4 MB (14.8 KB smaller).
- The latest version asks for 3 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Compass maps receive (custom), Google Play install referrer.
File information
- Version
- v5.23 (38)
- Uploaded
- Aug 17, 2023
- Size
- 8.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- b1eb159c93dab304dc978eb443060c96
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- A0:D3:FD:89:A1:FC:57:F7:F5:04:26:7D:93:A0:29:81:0C:0E:3E:09
- Signed by
- O=Disciple Skies Software, L=Las Cruces, ST=New Mexico, C=US
- File name
- com-discipleskies-android-compass-38-65679794-b1eb159c93dab304dc978eb443060c96.apk
- Package
- com.discipleskies.android.compass
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.23
1. All magnetic compasses receive gyroscopic assistance on devices with a built-in gyroscopic sensor.
Permissions (13)
This version requests 13 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Compass maps receive (custom) com.discipleskies.android.compass.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE
- 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
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.discipleskies.android.compass.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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 Aug 17, 2023.
- Certificate issued to “Disciple Skies Software” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Aug 17, 2023
- Validated against Google Play Aug 17, 2023
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install DS Compass on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 16.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (8.4 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-discipleskies-android-compass-38-65679794-b1eb159c93dab304dc978eb443060c96.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 b1eb159c93dab304dc978eb443060c96. 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 DS Compass — 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 4.4+). 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.