EX File Manager v1.5.9.1
APK · 84.9 MB · version code 43 · Android 6.0+ · uploaded Oct 6, 2026
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.6.1, uploaded Oct 2, 2026.
- Size: this file is 84.9 MB; the latest is 60 MB (24.9 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 6.0+; the latest needs Android 10+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Nearby wifi devices.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Access adservices topics.
File information
- Version
- v1.5.9.1 (43)
- Uploaded
- Oct 6, 2026
- Size
- 84.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 6112e840802138fbbc2f3dae7e642126
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 8C:FB:54:A8:63:76:76:E7:6A:C9:BF:29:6B:48:EF:FF:08:DB:4E:62
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-ace-ex-file-manager-43-76981066-6112e840802138fbbc2f3dae7e642126.apk
- Package
- com.ace.ex.file.manager
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.5.9.1
1. Added a Markdown reader.
2. Added dual-toolbar settings and improved access to layout management settings.
3. Added preset password feature and improved password input flow for compression/encryption.
4. Added a “New” entry on the home page for quickly creating text files.
5. Improved translations.
6. Other bug fixes and experience improvements.
Permissions (41)
This version requests 41 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Access superuser android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Attest (custom) com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
- Helper api (custom) com.iadb.helper.permission.API
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.ace.ex.file.manager.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Kill background processes android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read basic phone state android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Remove home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Request delete packages android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write media storage android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 23, 2026.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as the 5 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jun 23, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jun 23, 2026
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (5 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install EX File Manager on Android 6.0+
You'll need about 169.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (84.9 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-ace-ex-file-manager-43-76981066-6112e840802138fbbc2f3dae7e642126.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 6112e840802138fbbc2f3dae7e642126. 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 EX File Manager — 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 6.0+). 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.