Explorer v3.12.3
APK · 4.1 MB · version code 158 · Android 4.0+ · uploaded Mar 11, 2024
- Same certificate as v3.12.9, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.12.9, uploaded May 7, 2026 — about 2 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.1 MB; the latest is 6.7 MB (2.6 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.0+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: Foreground service data sync, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
File information
- Version
- v3.12.3 (158)
- Uploaded
- Mar 11, 2024
- Size
- 4.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0+ (API 14)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- f26903e75561d5354cce2e6db3c435b1
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- C0:5A:7B:EA:A0:D6:8F:AA:40:73:1C:62:28:BB:C2:60:59:6E:21:E8
- Signed by
- CN=Colin Speed, OU=Company, O=Speed Software, L=Dawlish, ST=Devon, C=UK
- File name
- com-speedsoftware-explorer-158-67255515-f26903e75561d5354cce2e6db3c435b1.apk
- Package
- com.speedsoftware.explorer
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v3.12.3
Updated target API level to 33
Permissions (13)
This version requests 13 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Speed Software” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v3.12.9, which matches Google Play v3.12.9 · v3.12.8 · v3.12.7
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Mar 11, 2024
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Uploaded by “dudarevstore” 122 followers · uploading since 2024
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Explorer on Android 4.0+
You'll need about 8.3 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.1 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-speedsoftware-explorer-158-67255515-f26903e75561d5354cce2e6db3c435b1.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 f26903e75561d5354cce2e6db3c435b1. 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 Explorer — 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 4.0+). 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.