Gboard – the Google Keyboard v15.5.8.766552071-lite_release-arm64-v8a
APK · 43.4 MB · version code 171306566 · Android 8.1+ · uploaded Jul 5, 2025
- Signed differently from the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v899.9999.999, uploaded Mar 31, 2024.
- Size: this file is 43.4 MB; the latest is 9.4 MB (34 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 8.1+; the latest needs Android 4.4+.
- The latest version asks for 23 more permissions: Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Show notifications, Read app badge, Launcher update count (custom), Receive push notifications, Advertising ID, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined)….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Find accounts on the device, Get package size, Query users, Read contacts, Read user dictionary, Write user dictionary, Read (custom), Read Google service settings.
File information
- Version
- v15.5.8.766552071-lite_release-arm64-v8a (171306566)
- Uploaded
- Jul 5, 2025
- Size
- 43.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.1+ (API 27)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Google Play services
- Required
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 82e50196d3473af91ee0a659d2208322
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- BD:32:42:42:03:E0:FB:25:F3:6B:57:E5:AA:35:6F:9B:DD:1D:A9:98
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-google-android-inputmethod-latin-171306566-71056700-82e50196d3473af91ee0a659d2208322.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
- Downloads (all versions)
- 2B
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v15.5.8.766552071-lite_release-arm64-v8a
• Create and share custom stickers quickly within Gboard. This feature is powered by Pixel Studio and is available on Pixel 9+ devices in English, Japanese and German in selected countries.
• Download the beta version to give feedback on upcoming improvements https://goo.gl/8Ksj7x
Permissions (15)
This version requests 15 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Query users android.permission.QUERY_USERS
- Read (custom) com.bitstrips.imoji.provider.READ
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read user dictionary android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
- 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
- Write user dictionary android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
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.
- Signed differently from the Google Play version v9.9.15.333092878-beta-arm64-v8a and v7.1.22.217266466-release-x86, which match Google Play, use another certificate. Android normally won't update an installed Play Store copy with this file. v9.9.15.333092878-beta-arm64-v8a · v7.1.22.217266466-release-x86
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Jul 5, 2025
- Uploaded by “salvo66” Silver tier · 13,006 followers · uploading since 2014
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 Gboard – the Google Keyboard on Android 8.1+
You'll need about 86.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (43.4 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-google-android-inputmethod-latin-171306566-71056700-82e50196d3473af91ee0a659d2208322.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 82e50196d3473af91ee0a659d2208322. 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 Gboard – the Google Keyboard — 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 8.1+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for 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.