Gmail Go v8.5.6.197464524.go_release
APK · 9.9 MB · version code 693498 · Android 8.1+ · uploaded May 31, 2018
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2022.10.10.480125827.Release, uploaded Feb 11, 2023 — about 4 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 9.9 MB; the latest is 34.4 MB (24.5 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 8.1+; the latest needs Android 10+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 7 more permissions: Read media audio, Read media image, Read media video, Receive push notifications, Advertising ID, Gms request screen lock complexity (custom), Start hangout (custom).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Nfc, Email read attachment (custom).
File information
- Version
- v8.5.6.197464524.go_release (693498)
- Uploaded
- May 31, 2018
- Size
- 9.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.1+ (API 27)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 353ea29d22c59f9cba736acf94413e89
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 38:91:8A:45:3D:07:19:93:54:F8:B1:9A:F0:5E:C6:56:2C:ED:57:88
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-google-android-gm-lite-693498-37773251-353ea29d22c59f9cba736acf94413e89.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.gm.lite
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v8.5.6.197464524.go_release
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Permissions (41)
This version requests 41 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read calendar Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Write calendar Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Audio file access (custom) com.google.android.voicesearch.AUDIO_FILE_ACCESS
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Bind (custom) com.google.android.gm.exchange.BIND
- Calendar read oobe (custom) com.google.android.calendar.permission.READ_OOBE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Email access provider (custom) com.google.android.email.permission.ACCESS_PROVIDER
- Email access provider (custom) com.google.android.gm.email.permission.ACCESS_PROVIDER
- Email get widget update (custom) com.google.android.gm.email.permission.GET_WIDGET_UPDATE
- Email read attachment (custom) com.google.android.email.permission.READ_ATTACHMENT
- Email read attachment (custom) com.google.android.gm.email.permission.READ_ATTACHMENT
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Gm auto send (custom) com.google.android.gm.permission.AUTO_SEND
- Gm broadcast internal (custom) com.google.android.gm.permission.BROADCAST_INTERNAL
- Gm read gmail (custom) com.google.android.gm.permission.READ_GMAIL
- Gm write gmail (custom) com.google.android.gm.permission.WRITE_GMAIL
- Googleapps google auth (custom) com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH
- Mail (custom) com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH.mail
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Partner provider (custom) com.android.email.partnerprovider.PARTNER_PROVIDER
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read sync stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Subscribed feeds read android.permission.SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_READ
- Subscribed feeds write android.permission.SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_WRITE
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Mar 10, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Jun 6, 2021
- Uploaded by “s4e” Bronze tier · 2,153 followers · uploading since 2017
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 Gmail Go on Android 8.1+
You'll need about 19.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (9.9 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-google-android-gm-lite-693498-37773251-353ea29d22c59f9cba736acf94413e89.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 353ea29d22c59f9cba736acf94413e89. 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 Gmail Go — 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 8.1+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.