FX File Explorer v9.1.0.0
APK · 19.9 MB · version code 9100 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded May 10, 2025
- The same certificate signs apps from 12 different developers Details
- v9.0.1.2 is signed like the Google Play version Get v9.0.1.2
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9.1.0.8, uploaded May 15, 2026 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 19.9 MB; the latest is 12.1 MB (7.8 MB smaller).
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: In-app purchases (Google Play Billing).
File information
- Version
- v9.1.0.0 (9100)
- Uploaded
- May 10, 2025
- Size
- 19.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- bde2fac5eefb5833ffe2a2638c89f299
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 1C:C6:3A:91:D4:47:91:8E:EA:7E:38:04:2C:54:E6:06:8D:CA:EA:E3
- Signed by
- CN=Anh Pham, OU=APKMODY, O=APKMODY, L=Beasley, ST=TX, C=Texas
- File name
- nextapp-fx-9100-70628056-bde2fac5eefb5833ffe2a2638c89f299.apk
- Package
- nextapp.fx
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v9.1.0.0
FX 9.0
Major UI Updates
Improved Android 11/12 Support, e.g. "Manage All Files" permission usage
SSH Curve25519 support
SMB3 support
Dropbox API fixes
Now requires Android 5.0+.
Translucent themes have been removed temporarily, but may return at some point.
Android 13 support, removed ridiculous previously required location permission for Android 13+ Wifi Direct!
Permissions (26)
This version requests 26 permissions, 8 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Nearby wifi devices Sensitive android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Foreground service connected device android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) nextapp.fx.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Request delete packages android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- 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
- Certificate issued to “APKMODY” Not the developer's name (“NextApp, Inc.”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- The same certificate signs apps from 12 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.
- Signed differently from the Google Play version v9.0.1.2 and v8.0.3.0, which match Google Play, use another certificate. Android normally won't update an installed Play Store copy with this file. v9.0.1.2 · v8.0.3.0
Store checks
- Developer signature under review May 10, 2025
- Uploaded by “didou26” 99 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (5 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install FX File Explorer on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 39.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (19.9 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 nextapp-fx-9100-70628056-bde2fac5eefb5833ffe2a2638c89f299.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 bde2fac5eefb5833ffe2a2638c89f299. 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 FX File Explorer — 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 5.0+). 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 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.