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Fairphone Updater

The built-in Fairphone Updater app keeps your Fairphone 2 up-to-date.

Fairphone · com.fairphone.updater

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v1.39.17 886 KB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

At a glance

Latest version
v1.39.17 (13917)
Updated
Dec 5, 2019 (6 years ago)
APK size
886 KB
Requires
Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Permissions
13 (2 sensitive)
Website
fairphone.com
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Fairphone Updater is an app by Fairphone in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 13 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity and modify shared storage.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “hendrikzoekthetuit”.

The built-in Fairphone Updater app automatically checks - and lets you install - Fairphone OS software updates. Fairphone OS software updates improve the security and stability of your Fairphone 2. Make sure to update your device as soon as there is a new Fairphone OS software update available. For the full release notes, check fairphone.com/release-notes

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Fairphone” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Jan 26, 2020
  • Antivirus scan passed Oct 21, 2020
  • Signed by[email protected], CN=Android, OU=Product, O=Fairphone, L=Amsterdam, ST=Noord-Holland, C=NL
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)30:63:51:FB:98:33:47:1A:26:00:2D:58:C7:F1:1D:76:DE:F0:34:8E
  • File MD52bcca668a200792bfe1c2b413e6ef31f
  • Uploaded by “hendrikzoekthetuit” uploading since 2019

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Permissions (13)

Fairphone Updater requests 13 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Fairphone Updater APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Fairphone Updater APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2bcca668a200792bfe1c2b413e6ef31f.

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