Gboard – the Google Keyboard v18.4.1.985164140-release-arm64-v8a
APK · 77.4 MB · version code 176027078 · Android 8.0+ · uploaded Oct 3, 2026
- The same certificate signs apps from 21 different developers 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 77.4 MB; the latest is 9.4 MB (68 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 8.0+; 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, Inject key events, Personal context host insight surface, Personal context publish hints, Personal context receive insights, Read contacts, Read user dictionary….
File information
- Version
- v18.4.1.985164140-release-arm64-v8a (176027078)
- Uploaded
- Oct 3, 2026
- Size
- 77.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 3330b40c7a3679a2af0487c3a367be2e
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 74:B5:E7:6C:42:F0:E4:18:55:7A:CF:02:C2:59:94:DC:BB:25:B8:34
- Signed by
- CN=ReVanced
- File name
- com-google-android-inputmethod-latin-176027078-76945419-3330b40c7a3679a2af0487c3a367be2e.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
- Downloads (all versions)
- 2B
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v18.4.1.985164140-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 (19)
This version requests 19 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Bind service (custom) com.google.android.apps.aicore.service.BIND_SERVICE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Inject key events android.permission.INJECT_KEY_EVENTS
- Personal context host insight surface android.permission.PERSONAL_CONTEXT_HOST_INSIGHT_SURFACE
- Personal context publish hints android.permission.PERSONAL_CONTEXT_PUBLISH_HINTS
- Personal context receive insights android.permission.PERSONAL_CONTEXT_RECEIVE_INSIGHTS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read device origin first party (custom) com.google.android.setupwizard.READ_DEVICE_ORIGIN_FIRST_PARTY
- 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 issued to “ReVanced” Not the developer's name (“Google Inc.”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- The same certificate signs apps from 21 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 v9.9.15.333092878-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 Oct 3, 2026
- Uploaded by “b3ta” 8 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (7 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Gboard – the Google Keyboard on Android 8.0+
You'll need about 154.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (77.4 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-176027078-76945419-3330b40c7a3679a2af0487c3a367be2e.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 3330b40c7a3679a2af0487c3a367be2e. 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 8.0+). 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.