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Fake Device Test

Exposes devices being sold with fake/false specifications, tests SD Cards.

Appsolutely Unique · mark.fakedevicetest

5.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 100K+ downloads v5.0 3 MB Android 4.2+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version
v5.0 (132)
Updated
Jan 8, 2026 (9 months ago)
APK size
3 MB
Requires
Android 4.2+ (API 17)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
Jun 13, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
6 (1 sensitive)
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

Fake Device Test is an app by Appsolutely Unique in the Tools category, listed since at least June 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 6 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage.

What's new in v5.0

Version 5.0.129 Extended Detection and Updated Result Information to expose the latest Fake Devices. Prevents new Fake Devices from Manipulating/Changing the Displayed Text Results. This update is critical for testing the latest fake devices.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

This app detects fake devices that have modified firmware which conceals the real/actual hardware specifications of the device. Other device testing apps will usually fail to report the true specifications on faked devices because they only report what the operating system tells them, which is fake specifications. This may be the only app on the play store that will report true device specifications because we do not rely on what the operating system is reporting, we find the true specs by running tests. Many tablets being sold on Ebay, and especially coming from China have a modified operating system installed on them that reports fake/inflated specifications. This is being done so that the people who bought them won't know they have been scammed. This application was created to help protect people from this fraud by exposing these devices and showing their true specifications. (Important Update) - We received a report that some of the newer fake devices may be blocking the install of this app in their firmware to avoid detection. This app will install on any device from this play store listing. If you are unable to install this test, then the device itself is blocking the install, which is proof the device is fake and is purposely blocking the install to avoid detection. Such devices should be returned immediately for a refund, because you are being scammed. Everyone should insist on being able to install this test to check their device's authenticity, and demand a full refund for any device that is blocking your rights to do so. The included Full SD Memory Test will identify defective and fake External SD cards. This test is more thorough than other SD memory testing apps because it verifies that every bit in the SD card's free memory space can be both set and cleared. We do this with two passes of test data which will set, clear, and verify that every memory bit is fully functional. Other SD testing apps typically perform only a single pass test, and are only testing half the memory bit states (either set or cleared), and therefore are only 50% accurate and reliable. Running a single pass SD testing app multiple times will still not verify all the memory bit states, because the test data must be specially formulated to set and clear each bit in the memory. Our test does this and is 100% accurate and reliable. We have tested supporting OTG flash drives with the "Full Memory Test", and found that it's not practical to do. The issues we found are: 1. OTG flash drives are slow on most Android devices (10-30MB/sec), so they would require long testing times. 2. OTG has high power demands on the device battery. 3. You can't charge the device while testing OTG These issues combined, limit the OTG flash drive testing size to about 16GB or less, due to depleting the device battery power on most devices. Since most flash drives that are commonly used today are much larger than this, it makes this testing method impractical. If OTG flash testing becomes more practical in the future, this functionality may be added.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jan 8, 2026.
  • Certificate issued to “Appsolutely Unique” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Jan 8, 2026
  • Validated against Google Play Jan 8, 2026
  • Signed byCN=Mark Greenwood, OU=AndroidDevelopment, O=Appsolutely Unique, L=Charlotte, ST=NC, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)F2:D0:23:87:CC:3A:C7:6A:83:99:37:AE:FF:2C:2B:4A:12:72:0D:25
  • File MD5b729b127dcee1cdbc789c44ab7d32345
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (6)

Fake Device Test requests 6 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Fake Device Test APK: questions and answers

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

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Fake Device Test APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is b729b127dcee1cdbc789c44ab7d32345.

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