GM Files v2.0.18
APK · 15.4 MB · version code 21308 · Android 4.2+ · uploaded Jan 26, 2020
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.0.25, uploaded Sep 19, 2025 — about 5 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 15.4 MB; the latest is 20.3 MB (4.9 MB larger).
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Run foreground services.
File information
- Version
- v2.0.18 (21308)
- Uploaded
- Jan 26, 2020
- Size
- 15.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.2+ (API 17)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 857ea66ad05b0ecebb14407337cdbae5
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- B7:1F:44:AB:9E:84:91:2C:C7:03:B7:A3:CE:C8:FF:07:64:9B:ED:60
- Signed by
- CN=Telpa, OU=Telpa, O=Istanbul
- File name
- com-generalmobile-app-gmfilemanager-21308-50031771-857ea66ad05b0ecebb14407337cdbae5.apk
- Package
- com.generalmobile.app.gmfilemanager
- Downloads (all versions)
- 27.4K
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.0.18
v 1.0.10 release
- One Drive integration added
- SD Card ZIP bug fixed
- SD Card open with bug fixed
- Kitkat internal storage error fixed
- Move Dropbox to Yandex bug fixed
- Settings page redesigned for small screens
- Bug fixed on information page
- Gallery Mode delete file error fixed
- Scroll position change is fixed when clicked back
- Permanent delete feature added
- Undo feature added for recycler bin
- Performance and optimization fixes
Permissions (22)
This version requests 22 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Mobile system ui visibility extension (custom) com.sony.mobile.permission.SYSTEM_UI_VISIBILITY_EXTENSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Istanbul” Not the developer's name (“anka”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jan 26, 2020
- Antivirus scan passed Apr 5, 2021
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install GM Files on Android 4.2+
You'll need about 30.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (15.4 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-generalmobile-app-gmfilemanager-21308-50031771-857ea66ad05b0ecebb14407337cdbae5.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 857ea66ad05b0ecebb14407337cdbae5. 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 GM Files — 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 4.2+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, ARM 32-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.