Google Authenticator v6.0
APK · 15.5 MB · version code 6006000 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Jul 22, 2026
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Answer this to unlock the download. It keeps automated downloaders away.
Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v7.3, uploaded Jul 28, 2026 — about 6 days after this one.
- Size: this file is 15.5 MB; the latest is 5.9 MB (9.5 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.4+; the latest needs Android 9+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Prevent the device from sleeping.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Authenticate accounts, Nfc, Run at startup, Use credentials, Use fingerprint hardware, Control vibration.
File information
- Version
- v6.0 (6006000)
- Uploaded
- Jul 22, 2026
- Size
- 15.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- fb4e23cc614de8d5f5b8d2b03459a4db
- 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-apps-authenticator2-6006000-75751085-fb4e23cc614de8d5f5b8d2b03459a4db.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.apps.authenticator2
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v6.0
* Added device encryption to storage of secret values.
Permissions (12)
This version requests 12 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 22, 2026.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Other versions use a different certificate v7.3; v7.0 uses the same one as this file. Android normally won't update one with the other. v7.3
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Jul 28, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jul 22, 2026
- 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 (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Google Authenticator on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 30.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (15.5 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-apps-authenticator2-6006000-75751085-fb4e23cc614de8d5f5b8d2b03459a4db.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 fb4e23cc614de8d5f5b8d2b03459a4db. 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 Google Authenticator — 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 4.4+). 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 32-bit, ARM 64-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.