FlightAware Flight Tracker v5.12.4
APK · 14.9 MB · version code 1236 · Android 6.0+ · uploaded Dec 13, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.16.1, uploaded Oct 8, 2026 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 14.9 MB; the latest is 28.7 MB (13.8 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 6.0+; the latest needs Android 8.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: Bluetooth connect, Prevent the device from sleeping.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read contacts.
File information
- Version
- v5.12.4 (1236)
- Uploaded
- Dec 13, 2025
- Size
- 14.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- a50fb3af79204ebd5c92333bbefcb60d
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 5D:36:36:F3:16:05:77:7C:7D:3F:D8:71:65:67:E9:BC:86:F4:E9:EF
- Signed by
- CN=Bob Keathley, OU=Development, O=Development, L=Austin, ST=TX, C=US
- File name
- com-flightaware-android-liveflighttracker-1236-72804861-a50fb3af79204ebd5c92333bbefcb60d.apk
- Package
- com.flightaware.android.liveFlightTracker
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.12.4
* Fixed up a map crash that was introduced in the previous release
Permissions (18)
This version requests 18 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.flightaware.android.liveFlightTracker.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read database (custom) net.liveatc.android.provider.READ_DATABASE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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 Dec 13, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Development” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 6 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Dec 13, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 13, 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 (6 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install FlightAware Flight Tracker on Android 6.0+
You'll need about 29.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (14.9 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-flightaware-android-liveflighttracker-1236-72804861-a50fb3af79204ebd5c92333bbefcb60d.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 a50fb3af79204ebd5c92333bbefcb60d. 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 FlightAware Flight Tracker — 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 6.0+). 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.