First Bus v5.5.0
APK · 66.9 MB · version code 2025050017 · Android 10+ · uploaded Aug 12, 2026
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v6.5.1, uploaded Jun 18, 2026.
- Size: this file is 66.9 MB; the latest is 52.9 MB (13.9 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 10+; the latest needs Android 8.0+.
- The latest version asks for 7 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Foreground service remote messaging, Read shared storage, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined), Read Google service settings, Commondata get common data (custom).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read media images.
File information
- Version
- v5.5.0 (2025050017)
- Uploaded
- Aug 12, 2026
- Size
- 66.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 10+ (API 29)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 7212c666c3420ba8dbcad731307992f7
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- C9:76:5F:DF:32:F9:48:83:F6:8B:6C:C5:32:8F:CB:BB:28:8D:85:F0
- Signed by
- CN=Judy Giles, OU=First Bus, O=First Group, L=Aberdeen, ST=Scotland, C=GB
- File name
- com-firstgroup-first-bus-2025050017-76066403-7212c666c3420ba8dbcad731307992f7.apk
- Package
- com.firstgroup.first.bus
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.5.0
• The Departure Board has a new look and feel, making it easier to understand at a glance
• The app remembers your last used favourites tab, making it easier to pick up where you left off
• Free seats now show up to 20 available, for any more it’s now 20+
• Ability to amend an email address within the app from your Profile Settings
• Lots of other smaller improvements based on your feedback!
Permissions (17)
This version requests 17 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- 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
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 12, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “First Group” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Aug 12, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Aug 12, 2026
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install First Bus on Android 10+
You'll need about 133.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (66.9 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-firstgroup-first-bus-2025050017-76066403-7212c666c3420ba8dbcad731307992f7.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 7212c666c3420ba8dbcad731307992f7. 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 First Bus — 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 10+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS 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.