At a glance
- Latest version
- v899.9999.9999 (999999999)
- Updated
- Jan 6, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 9.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Dec 14, 2022
- Permissions
- 30
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Global Search is an app by ColorOS in the Tools category, listed since December 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 30 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 16.12.0, it adds 3 new permissions (“Read app badge”, “Receive push notifications” and “Show notifications”) and drops 16 (“Access adservices ad id”, “Approximate location”, “Access all files” and 13 more). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v899.9999.9999
Description
From the listing uploaded by “ganesapps”.
Version history
5 versions are listed, going back to v5.18.0. Since v899.9999.9999 it requires Android 4.4+.
Global Search among popular Tools apps
| App | Rating | Downloads | Download size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Assistant | 4.4 (141) | 2B | 2.4 MB |
| Calculator | 4.7 (54) | 1B+ | 5.9 MB |
| Global Search (this app) | – | 1B+ | 9.4 MB |
| Google Lens | 4.5 (67) | 1B+ | 7 MB |
| Google Assistant Go | 4.1 (19) | 1B+ | 17.4 MB |
Apps listed next to it in our Tools ranking by downloads (pre-installed system apps left out). Ratings and download counts come from the source store; ratings with fewer than five votes and sizes of outdated listings aren't shown.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signed with Android's public test key This key is published with Android's source code, so anyone can sign a file with it.
- The same certificate signs apps from 141 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 v16.12.0 and v16.9.50, which match Google Play, use another certificate. Android normally won't update an installed Play Store copy with this file. v16.12.0 · v16.9.50
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review Jun 12, 2025
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Signed by[email protected], CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Android, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)61:ED:37:7E:85:D3:86:A8:DF:EE:6B:86:4B:D8:5B:0B:FA:A5:AF:81
- File MD5c01f57274f76f9c343d3fc39a745ceed
- Uploaded by “ganesapps” 172 followers · uploading since 2023
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (30)
Global Search requests 30 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.oppo.quicksearchbox.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.oppo.quicksearchbox.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- 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 Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Global Search APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Probably not if you installed Global Search from Google Play: this file is signed with a different certificate, and Android normally refuses such an update. You would have to uninstall your copy first, which deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the Global Search APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with Android's public test key, which anyone can use. Its signing certificate is also used for apps from 141 different developers. It is signed with a different certificate than the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c01f57274f76f9c343d3fc39a745ceed.
