EtchDroid ISO to USB Writer v2.0
APK · 4.8 MB · version code 25 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Apr 24, 2025
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 v2.1, uploaded Jul 18, 2026 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.8 MB; the latest is 4.5 MB (322.4 KB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 6.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Full network access.
File information
- Version
- v2.0 (25)
- Uploaded
- Apr 24, 2025
- Size
- 4.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- d8f851fb5143f4d2fa6f6254e215e9b4
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- B4:8D:37:EA:71:F3:D8:D6:03:38:44:D7:17:BE:F0:D7:02:EC:70:B3
- Signed by
- CN=FDroid, OU=FDroid, O=fdroid.org, L=ORG, ST=ORG, C=UK
- File name
- eu-depau-etchdroid-25-70513367-d8f851fb5143f4d2fa6f6254e215e9b4.apk
- Package
- eu.depau.etchdroid
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.0
Major rewrite of EtchDroid!
• New Material You UI, much more intuitive and easier to use!
• EtchDroid will now recover from most write failures and ask you to unplug and reconnect your USB drive
• After writing the image, it will also be verified to ensure it didn't get corrupted
• The DMG functionality has been removed; use an older version if you still need it
Permissions (5)
This version requests 5 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) eu.depau.etchdroid.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “fdroid.org” Not the developer's name (“Davide Depau”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Apr 24, 2025
- Uploaded by “redsshack” 390 followers · uploading since 2019
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures. AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install EtchDroid ISO to USB Writer on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 9.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.8 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 eu-depau-etchdroid-25-70513367-d8f851fb5143f4d2fa6f6254e215e9b4.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 d8f851fb5143f4d2fa6f6254e215e9b4. 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 EtchDroid ISO to USB Writer — 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 5.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- 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.