Forbes Magazine v22.0
APK · 42.9 MB · version code 60000001 · Android 6.0+ · uploaded Nov 4, 2025
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File information
- Version
- v22.0 (60000001)
- Uploaded
- Nov 4, 2025
- Size
- 42.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 8480ee4db53eb9bb4dfefa841021f35c
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 13:50:1C:91:42:46:08:B5:DC:A1:FF:C8:57:AB:C1:73:48:8B:77:84
- Signed by
- CN=youarefinished, OU=android, O=Google, L=LA, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-maz-forbesmagazine-60000001-72134162-8480ee4db53eb9bb4dfefa841021f35c.apk
- Package
- com.maz.forbesmagazine
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v22.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements.
Permissions (22)
This version requests 22 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Broadcast close system dialogs android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS
- Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
- 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.maz.forbesmagazine.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Messaging receive (custom) com.amazon.device.messaging.permission.RECEIVE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Receive adm message (custom) com.maz.forbesmagazine.RECEIVE_ADM_MESSAGE
- 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: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Google” Not the developer's name (“Forbes Media LLC.”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- The same certificate signs apps from 17 different developers Developers sign only their own apps, so this almost always means the files were re-signed by someone else — often after being modified.
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Oct 24, 2025
- Uploaded by “albmuslim” Silver tier · 6,579 followers · uploading since 2017
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How to install Forbes Magazine on Android 6.0+
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- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (42.9 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-maz-forbesmagazine-60000001-72134162-8480ee4db53eb9bb4dfefa841021f35c.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 8480ee4db53eb9bb4dfefa841021f35c. 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?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. 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 Forbes Magazine — 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.
- “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; for this file we recommend not to.