At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.6 (117)
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 15.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Video Players & Editors (app)
- Listed since
- Dec 1, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 12 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- forbtv.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
FORB - Advanced IPTV Player is an app by Ent. Today in the Video Players & Editors category, listed since at least December 2020. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 12 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including read phone status and identity, read shared storage and request installing other apps.
What's new in v2.6
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Nov 13, 2021
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)1A:15:E8:F5:D4:0B:5D:C0:0A:CC:71:78:DD:68:2B:21:08:AC:0E:75
- File MD52afc0892db142a466552a89283f5f8f4
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (12)
FORB - Advanced IPTV Player requests 12 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Request companion run in background android.permission.REQUEST_COMPANION_RUN_IN_BACKGROUND
- Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
FORB - Advanced IPTV Player 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 FORB - Advanced IPTV Player APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2afc0892db142a466552a89283f5f8f4.