Google Chrome v50.0.2657.12
APK · 128.9 MB · version code 265701251 · uploaded Apr 11, 2016
- Same certificate as v154.0.8037.126, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v154.0.8037.126, uploaded Oct 6, 2026 — about 10 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 128.9 MB; the latest is 214.8 MB (85.9 MB larger).
- The latest version asks for 24 more permissions: Access hid, Capture keyboard, Credential manager query candidate credentials, Credential manager set allowed providers, Credential manager set origin, Run foreground services, Foreground service camera, Foreground service data sync….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read sync settings, Read sync stats, Write sync settings, Browser read history bookmarks (custom), Browser write history bookmarks (custom).
File information
- Version
- v50.0.2657.12 (265701251)
- Uploaded
- Apr 11, 2016
- Size
- 128.9 MB
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Google Play services
- Required
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Normal screens and larger
- Android TV
- Supported
- MD5
- ab712e94b26c9e47a1589ba68d18a9be
- 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-android-chrome-265701251-18598710-ab712e94b26c9e47a1589ba68d18a9be.apk
- Package
- com.android.chrome
- Downloads (all versions)
- 2B
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v50.0.2657.12
Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
Permissions (29)
This version requests 29 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Browser read history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Browser write history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Chrome device extras (custom) com.chrome.permission.DEVICE_EXTRAS
- Chrome read write bookmark folders (custom) com.android.chrome.permission.READ_WRITE_BOOKMARK_FOLDERS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Mdm content provider (custom) com.sec.enterprise.knox.MDM_CONTENT_PROVIDER
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.android.chrome.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read sync stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Tos acked (custom) com.android.chrome.TOS_ACKED
- 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 v154.0.8037.126, which matches Google Play v154.0.8037.126 · v153.0.8010.53 · v148.0.7778.167 · v148.0.7778.121
Store checks
- Developer signature not verified Nov 10, 2021
- Antivirus scan passed Apr 7, 2020
- Uploaded by “android-apps-galore” Bronze tier · 1,319 followers · uploading since 2014
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (7 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Google Chrome
You'll need about 257.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (128.9 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-android-chrome-265701251-18598710-ab712e94b26c9e47a1589ba68d18a9be.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 ab712e94b26c9e47a1589ba68d18a9be. 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 Chrome — 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. Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for 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.