FORUM Desk

FORUM Desk bietet Ihnen Zugang zu den Fachpublikationen des Forum Verlag Herkert

FORUM VERLAG HERKERT GMBH · de.silkcode.forum

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v6.3.0 31.2 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v6.3.0 (6030000)
Updated: May 29, 2026 (4 months ago)
APK size: 31.2 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: Books & Reference (app)
Listed since: Jan 24, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 19 (3 sensitive)
Website: forum-verlag.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

FORUM Desk is an app by FORUM VERLAG HERKERT GMBH in the Books & Reference category, listed since at least January 2022. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 19 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: record audio, read shared storage and modify shared storage. Compared with version 6.1.1, it adds 1 new permission: “Reorder tasks”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v6.3.0

New Features: Read Aloud Feature • Read aloud selected text passages and individual pages Pen features • Palm rejection • Improved navigation between pages in drawing mode • Improvements when working with pen attributes • Support for a second pen • Easier switching between pen and eraser (via double-tapping the pen, if supported by the pen) • Scribbling (writing text with a pen is also possible outside of text fields)

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

This is your application for specialized publications with added value. Get easily accustomed to the electronic table of contents and the fast and intelligent search in all publications. The work desk function helps you search within an entire publication.Add bookmarks and your own annotations in any desired passage, in the form of texts, images, photos or audio comments. This app offers thus a valuable library of online publications with high performance additional features – all this in an attractive design.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v6.1.0.

v6.3.0 LATEST May 29, 2026 31.2 MB TRUSTED v6.1.1 Jan 6, 2026 31.1 MB TRUSTED v6.1.0 Aug 22, 2025 31.1 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on May 29, 2026.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified May 29, 2026
Validated against Google Play May 29, 2026
Signed byOU=silkcodeapps
Signing certificate (SHA-1)4A:A5:37:35:E4:43:87:B4:EF:3D:20:65:10:62:6A:13:B6:C7:1A:2D
File MD5cce1229d743e9c22fceac9888671d54b
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (19)

FORUM Desk requests 19 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
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
Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) de.silkcode.forum.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Microphone android.hardware.microphone

FORUM Desk APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the FORUM Desk APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is cce1229d743e9c22fceac9888671d54b.