Gmail v2.3.6
APK · 1.8 MB · version code 176 · Android 2.2+ · uploaded Jun 16, 2013
- Same certificate as v2020.05.31.316831277.release, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2020.05.31.316831277.release, uploaded Jan 16, 2026 — about 12 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 1.8 MB; the latest is 26.4 MB (24.6 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.2+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 20 more permissions: Authenticate accounts, Download without notification, Run foreground services, Get package size, Read calendar, Read profile, Read sync stats, Write calendar….
File information
- Version
- v2.3.6 (176)
- Uploaded
- Jun 16, 2013
- Size
- 1.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.2+ (API 8)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Google Play services
- Required
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- ea715628f2d702b67a3c5e44927ac251
- 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-176-3345298-ea715628f2d702b67a3c5e44927ac251.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.gm
- Downloads (all versions)
- 2B
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (22)
This version requests 22 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- 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
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Audio file access (custom) com.google.android.voicesearch.AUDIO_FILE_ACCESS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Gm auto send (custom) com.google.android.gm.permission.AUTO_SEND
- 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
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- 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 from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as v2020.05.31.316831277.release, which matches Google Play v2020.05.31.316831277.release · v2019.10.20.278647676.release · v8.10.7.218420740.release
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Sep 18, 2026
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 23, 2020
- Uploaded by “degs-gmx-net” 466 followers · uploading since 2013
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (4 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Gmail on Android 2.2+
You'll need about 3.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (1.8 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-176-3345298-ea715628f2d702b67a3c5e44927ac251.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 ea715628f2d702b67a3c5e44927ac251. 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 — 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.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.