HandyNovel - For Popular Novel v3.0.0
APK · 14.8 MB · version code 15 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Nov 6, 2023
- Same certificate as v3.2.0, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.2.0, uploaded Nov 28, 2025 — about 2 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 14.8 MB; the latest is 14.9 MB (112 KB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 7.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 5 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Read media visual user selected, Commondata get common data (custom).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read media images.
File information
- Version
- v3.0.0 (15)
- Uploaded
- Nov 6, 2023
- Size
- 14.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 53ce614faba27a7b6d50714759f8bc06
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 79:E0:75:B9:EA:07:73:16:D5:B7:70:2E:34:53:03:5C:F8:51:E5:74
- Signed by
- CN=android, OU=android, O=android, L=Beijing, ST=Beijing, C=CN
- File name
- dmw-mangacat-app-15-66355773-53ce614faba27a7b6d50714759f8bc06.apk
- Package
- dmw.mangacat.app
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 16 · Medium Maturity
What's new in v3.0.0
1. Add novels in English, French, and Thai languages.
2. Experience a whole new reading delight. Come and enjoy it first!
3. Remove comic books.
4. Fix some known issues to enhance your reading experience.
Permissions (16)
This version requests 16 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) dmw.mangacat.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Notification badge icon (custom) com.vivo.notification.permission.BADGE_ICON
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “android” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v3.2.0, which matches Google Play v3.2.0 · v3.1.1
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Nov 6, 2023
- 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 (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install HandyNovel - For Popular Novel on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 29.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (14.8 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 dmw-mangacat-app-15-66355773-53ce614faba27a7b6d50714759f8bc06.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 53ce614faba27a7b6d50714759f8bc06. 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 HandyNovel - For Popular Novel — 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 5.0+). 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.