Google Gesture Search v2.1.4
APK · 4.8 MB · version code 149 · Android 2.1+ · uploaded Jul 25, 2014
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.1.5, uploaded Jan 20, 2015 — about 6 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.8 MB; the latest is 5.1 MB (280.4 KB larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v2.1.4 (149)
- Uploaded
- Jul 25, 2014
- Size
- 4.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.1+ (API 7)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 242f8ec672f9138af1b6ef52eff24d7b
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 24:BB:24:C0:5E:47:E0:AE:FA:68:A5:8A:76:61:79:D9:B6:13:A6:00
- Signed by
- CN=Unknown, OU="Google, Inc", O="Google, Inc", L=Mountain View, ST=CA, C=US
- File name
- com-google-android-apps-gesturesearch-149-6453216-242f8ec672f9138af1b6ef52eff24d7b.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.apps.gesturesearch
- Downloads (all versions)
- 16K
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.1.4
New in 2.1.2:
Searching multilingual contents by drawing native characters for 40+ languages. Transliteration is supported for all these languages. Pinyin initials are also allowed for Chinese. More bugs fixed (including the crash during indexing and incompatibility with Froyo introduced in the previous version).
Permissions (10)
This version requests 10 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- Browser read history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Gesturesearch index (custom) com.google.android.apps.gesturesearch.permission.index
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Google, Inc” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 10, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 6, 2020
- Uploaded by “smfsw” Bronze tier · 1,778 followers · uploading since 2011
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How to install Google Gesture Search on Android 2.1+
You'll need about 9.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.8 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-apps-gesturesearch-149-6453216-242f8ec672f9138af1b6ef52eff24d7b.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 242f8ec672f9138af1b6ef52eff24d7b. 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?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. 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 Gesture Search — 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 2.1+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for 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; for this file we recommend not to.