Esquire UK v6.15
APK · 14.3 MB · version code 1712134024 · Android 8.0+ · uploaded Apr 4, 2024
- Same certificate as v6.18, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v6.18, uploaded Aug 4, 2026 — about 2 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 14.3 MB; the latest is 17.9 MB (3.6 MB larger).
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: Bluetooth, Detect screen capture.
File information
- Version
- v6.15 (1712134024)
- Uploaded
- Apr 4, 2024
- Size
- 14.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 17ab44b222ba91f180a816cce02414bc
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 35:EE:B2:2E:44:05:01:8F:2F:CA:3C:36:52:BD:6F:53:33:3E:2D:21
- Signed by
- CN=James Naylor, OU=Media & Publishing Systems, O=Hearst Magazine UK, L=London, ST=London, C=UK
- File name
- uk-co-hearst-esquire-1712134024-67362172-17ab44b222ba91f180a816cce02414bc.apk
- Package
- uk.co.hearst.esquire
- Downloads (all versions)
- 5K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 12 · Low Maturity
What's new in v6.15
Bug fixes & performance improvements
Permissions (12)
This version requests 12 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- 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) uk.co.hearst.esquire.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Hearst Magazine UK” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v6.18, which matches Google Play v6.18
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Apr 4, 2024
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Esquire UK on Android 8.0+
You'll need about 28.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (14.3 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 uk-co-hearst-esquire-1712134024-67362172-17ab44b222ba91f180a816cce02414bc.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 17ab44b222ba91f180a816cce02414bc. 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 Esquire UK — 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 8.0+). 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.