Engage School

Enables quick and secure access to vital school information

Double First · com.doublefirst

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v1.7.448 8.4 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.7.448 (2024075651)
Updated: Dec 8, 2025 (10 months ago)
APK size: 8.4 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Education (app)
Listed since: Mar 8, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 31 (6 sensitive)
Website: doublefirst.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Engage School is an app by Double First in the Education category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 31 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including read calendar, read media images and read media video. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.7.193.

What's new in v1.7.448

Bug fixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

The Double First Engage School App enables quick and secure access to vital school information. The Engage School App can be used by parents, providing access to key areas such as timetabling, school notices, parent fee information and student reports. The Engage School App will significantly improve the flow of information between schools and parents. Simple features such as click to call and click to email through the App speed up contact between the school and parents, with push notification available, parents have no reason to miss school critical messages even when on the move. A customised school specific version of the Engage School App is also available to those schools wishing to add a more bespoke and professional touch to their Engage School App. This includes the addition of the school badge, colour scheme and images where required, making your school stand out from the crowd. The Engage School App can only be used in conjunction with Double First’s Engage Management Information system and if your school is using the Parent and Staff Portals.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v1.6.205.

v1.7.448 LATEST Dec 8, 2025 8.4 MB TRUSTED v1.7.193 Jul 31, 2024 8.4 MB TRUSTED v1.6.205 Apr 9, 2024 8.4 MB TRUSTED

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 8, 2025.
Certificate issued to “Doublefirst” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Dec 8, 2025
Validated against Google Play Dec 8, 2025
Signed byCN=Unknown, OU=Unknown, O=Doublefirst, L=Yeovil, ST=Somerset, C=UK
Signing certificate (SHA-1)79:5E:A5:BF:DE:30:A2:E6:6D:F3:39:F4:24:5B:49:7D:D8:4A:CD:6A
File MD50bb82477319e9af4039764d59d6a9056
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (31)

Engage School requests 31 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.

Read calendar Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
Read media audio Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Write calendar Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Doublefirst pushhandleractivity (custom) com.doublefirst.permission.PushHandlerActivity
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.doublefirst.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

Engage School 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 Engage School 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. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 0bb82477319e9af4039764d59d6a9056.