Geph: private, resilient VPN v5.9.0
APK · 27.4 MB · version code 11228 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Sep 13, 2026
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.9.1, uploaded Sep 28, 2026 — about 14 days after this one.
- Size: this file is 27.4 MB; the latest is 22.9 MB (4.5 MB smaller).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v5.9.0 (11228)
- Uploaded
- Sep 13, 2026
- Size
- 27.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- c724442910e692979f1d61e753f70727
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 37:C9:A0:5C:B7:C0:F5:2E:70:F5:76:F0:1C:0A:9E:70:D9:79:ED:04
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- io-geph-android-11228-76603083-c724442910e692979f1d61e753f70727.apk
- Package
- io.geph.android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.9.0
- Switch exit servers instantly without disconnecting
- Reorganized network settings
- Local proxy is now optional, with in-app LAN addresses for proxy sharing
- Fix account secrets displaying incorrectly in Arabic/Persian
Permissions (14)
This version requests 14 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- 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
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- 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) io.geph.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- 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 Sep 13, 2026.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- v5.8.4 uses a different certificate v5.9.1 and v5.8.0 use the same one as this file. Android normally won't update one with the other. v5.8.4
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Sep 13, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Sep 13, 2026
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Geph: private, resilient VPN on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 54.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (27.4 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 io-geph-android-11228-76603083-c724442910e692979f1d61e753f70727.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 c724442910e692979f1d61e753f70727. 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 Geph: private, resilient VPN — 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 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.