Ginger Keyboard - Emoji, GIFs v4.9.6
APK · 14.9 MB · version code 400906 · Android 2.2+ · uploaded Jan 30, 2016
- Same certificate as v9.9.1, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9.9.1, uploaded Feb 24, 2026 — about 10 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 14.9 MB; the latest is 62.1 MB (47.2 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.2+; the latest needs Android 6.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 18 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Run foreground services, Show notifications, Read contacts, Read shared storage, Read media images….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read phone status and identity.
File information
- Version
- v4.9.6 (400906)
- Uploaded
- Jan 30, 2016
- Size
- 14.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.2+ (API 8)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, MIPS
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- fda590de578f93399aa2ef02801a3b53
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- BE:1B:30:B0:C7:C1:48:39:E8:13:60:BA:9C:32:8F:44:F6:7D:B5:11
- Signed by
- [email protected], OU=R&D, O=Ginger Software, L=Tel Aviv, ST=N/A, C=IL
- File name
- com-gingersoftware-android-keyboard-400906-17378070-fda590de578f93399aa2ef02801a3b53.apk
- Package
- com.gingersoftware.android.keyboard
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v4.9.6
****** Selected as "The Best Apps of 2015"! by Google Play ******
**Version 7.7.4**
😃 New!! Design your own themes 😊
- Bug fixes - Samsung email apps, tablets and more!
** Major release - Version 7.6.0 **
- New! Emoji Suggestion 😃😊😍
Get Emoji prediction as you type.
- Liven up your keyboard with new themes and store design
- Improved battery consumption
- Bug fixes
* Please join our Beta group and help us shape our keyboard: https://goo.gl/uVYXe4 *
Permissions (9)
This version requests 9 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Read user dictionary android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
- 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 “Ginger Software” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v9.9.1, which matches Google Play v9.9.1 · v9.9.0 · v9.8.9 · v9.8.7
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Mar 28, 2016
- Antivirus scan passed Jan 20, 2020
- Uploaded by “gordon476” 2 followers · uploading since 2016
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (6 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Ginger Keyboard - Emoji, GIFs on Android 2.2+
You'll need about 29.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (14.9 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 com-gingersoftware-android-keyboard-400906-17378070-fda590de578f93399aa2ef02801a3b53.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 fda590de578f93399aa2ef02801a3b53. 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 Ginger Keyboard - Emoji, GIFs — 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 2.2+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, MIPS 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.