Ginger Keyboard - Emoji, GIFs v9.8.7
APK · 50.2 MB · version code 9000871 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Dec 19, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9.9.1, uploaded Feb 24, 2026 — about 2 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 50.2 MB; the latest is 62.1 MB (12 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 6.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Run at startup.
File information
- Version
- v9.8.7 (9000871)
- Uploaded
- Dec 19, 2025
- Size
- 50.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 6854c80f382f9e7afeb9ae3b580aa6c0
- 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-9000871-72886599-6854c80f382f9e7afeb9ae3b580aa6c0.apk
- Package
- com.gingersoftware.android.keyboard
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v9.8.7
Improvement in correction quality : more detection
AI-based synonyms dictionary integrated
Extended dictionary to cover modern words
Permissions (23)
This version requests 23 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Batch internal broadcast (custom) com.gingersoftware.android.keyboard.batch.permission.INTERNAL_BROADCAST
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.gingersoftware.android.keyboard.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read user dictionary android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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
- Write user dictionary android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 19, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Ginger Software” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 6 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Dec 19, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 19, 2025
- 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 (6 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Ginger Keyboard - Emoji, GIFs on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 100.3 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (50.2 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-9000871-72886599-6854c80f382f9e7afeb9ae3b580aa6c0.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 6854c80f382f9e7afeb9ae3b580aa6c0. 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 5.0+). 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 (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-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.