DuckDuckGo Private Browser v1.9.2
APK · 707.1 KB · version code 12 · Android 1.6+ · uploaded Jun 13, 2012
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.188.0, uploaded Feb 15, 2024 — about 11 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 707.1 KB; the latest is 60.6 MB (59.9 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 1.6+; the latest needs Android 6.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 18 more permissions: Approximate location, Precise location, View network connections, Camera, Run foreground services, Foreground service special use, Modify audio settings, Show notifications….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Control vibration.
File information
- Version
- v1.9.2 (12)
- Uploaded
- Jun 13, 2012
- Size
- 707.1 KB
- Requires
- Android 1.6+ (API 4)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- b94a0d5f24678aecf978bfa6024f30cc
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- FB:11:9B:AC:72:88:00:25:C2:57:3A:36:F8:FF:53:87:EA:DA:29:23
- Signed by
- CN=caine tighe, OU=autobots, O=DuckDuckGo, L=Valley Forge, ST=PA, C=01
- File name
- com-duckduckgo-mobile-android-12-665094-b94a0d5f24678aecf978bfa6024f30cc.apk
- Package
- com.duckduckgo.mobile.android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (2)
This version requests 2 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “DuckDuckGo” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v5.114.3, which matches Google Play v5.114.3
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 7, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 11, 2020
- Uploaded by “tobytenax” Bronze tier · 2,449 followers · uploading since 2011
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (4 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install DuckDuckGo Private Browser on Android 1.6+
You'll need about 1.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (707.1 KB). 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-duckduckgo-mobile-android-12-665094-b94a0d5f24678aecf978bfa6024f30cc.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 b94a0d5f24678aecf978bfa6024f30cc. 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?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. 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 DuckDuckGo Private Browser — 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 1.6+). 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; for this file we recommend not to.