FX File Explorer v8.0.3.0
APK · 8.7 MB · version code 8008 · Android 4.1+ · uploaded Nov 17, 2025
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9.1.0.8, uploaded May 15, 2026 — about 6 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 8.7 MB; the latest is 12.1 MB (3.4 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.1+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 9 more permissions: Bluetooth connect, Foreground service connected device, Foreground service data sync, Access all files, Nearby wifi devices, Show notifications, See all installed apps, Read shared storage….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Precise location.
File information
- Version
- v8.0.3.0 (8008)
- Uploaded
- Nov 17, 2025
- Size
- 8.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 8b0db051d9ec1368ddf0df508077a8dc
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 8E:25:99:AF:15:CA:46:AB:4F:C5:28:67:0B:F2:DC:00:08:B4:46:04
- Signed by
- CN=Tod Liebeck, OU=android.nextapp.com, O="NextApp, Inc.", L=Newport Beach, ST=CA, C=US
- File name
- nextapp-fx-8008-72366005-8b0db051d9ec1368ddf0df508077a8dc.apk
- Package
- nextapp.fx
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v8.0.3.0
Major update. Major changes to UI aesthetic, icons, and animations throughout the app. Improved performance. Fast-scrolling support throughout the app. Significant updates to "recents", sort-by-kind, image/video/app sections. Reduced app size by 25% via optimizations and vector graphics.
8.0.1: Minor fixes, mixed rectangle/round icon theme option.
Permissions (19)
This version requests 19 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_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
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- 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
- 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 Nov 17, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “NextApp, Inc.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- v9.1.0.0 uses a different certificate v9.1.0.8, v9.0.1.2, v6.3.0.1 and v5.1.1.0 use the same one as this file. Android normally won't update one with the other. v9.1.0.0
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Nov 17, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 17, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed May 1, 2021
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install FX File Explorer on Android 4.1+
You'll need about 17.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (8.7 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-8008-72366005-8b0db051d9ec1368ddf0df508077a8dc.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 8b0db051d9ec1368ddf0df508077a8dc. 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 4.1+). 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.