Fast DS Emulator For Android vpb1.0.2
APK · 21.8 MB · version code 23 · Android 4.2+ · uploaded Dec 17, 2025
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is vpb1.0.3, uploaded Aug 3, 2026 — about 8 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 21.8 MB; the latest is 101.5 MB (79.7 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.2+; the latest needs Android 8.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 11 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, View Wi-Fi connections, Camera, Run foreground services, Show notifications, Run at startup….
File information
- Version
- vpb1.0.2 (23)
- Uploaded
- Dec 17, 2025
- Size
- 21.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.2+ (API 17)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 9c770ca68df8b5acf8eeb5285ae313aa
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 64:21:EA:9D:26:43:26:53:E6:01:5B:3A:46:28:26:88:47:BA:51:05
- Signed by
- CN=CPU Studio, OU=CPU Studio
- File name
- com-cpu-free-dsemulatorv6-23-72857331-9c770ca68df8b5acf8eeb5285ae313aa.apk
- Package
- com.cpu.free.dsemulatorv6
- Downloads (all versions)
- 5M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in vpb1.0.2
Bug fix: if you can't see your current savestate, open your rom > choose Menu > Load savestate from file then pick it.
Permissions (7)
This version requests 7 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 17, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “CPU Studio” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Dec 17, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 17, 2025
- 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 (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Fast DS Emulator For Android on Android 4.2+
You'll need about 43.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (21.8 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 com-cpu-free-dsemulatorv6-23-72857331-9c770ca68df8b5acf8eeb5285ae313aa.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 9c770ca68df8b5acf8eeb5285ae313aa. 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 Fast DS Emulator For Android — 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 4.2+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for 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.