Hardware Engineering v3.0
APK · 24.9 MB · version code 13 · Android 7.0+ · uploaded Jun 4, 2026
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
Quick check before downloading
Answer this to unlock the download. It keeps automated downloaders away.
Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.0.1, uploaded Jun 8, 2026 — about 3 days after this one.
- Size: this file is 24.9 MB; the latest is 24.9 MB (210 B smaller).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v3.0 (13)
- Uploaded
- Jun 4, 2026
- Size
- 24.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 59bf74f102cd6c6810df7d14967a29e5
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- A9:B9:9D:F5:13:AA:85:D7:F9:72:0E:AD:6A:83:8D:51:85:E7:34:F4
- Signed by
- CN=Rajil Tl, OU=App development, O=Softecks, L=Mumbai, ST=Maharashtra, C=IN
- File name
- in-softecks-hardwareengineering-13-75066059-59bf74f102cd6c6810df7d14967a29e5.apk
- Package
- in.softecks.hardwareengineering
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v3.0
✅ Improved layout and design
✅ Made subject categories offline compatable
✅ Added 27 free hardware tools
✅ Added Dictionary, Formulas, MCQs, How-to, Updates and Q&A sections
✅ Added Light/Dark theme switch
✅ Enhanced offline support
✅ Improved search, bookmarks, performance and user experience
Permissions (14)
This version requests 14 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) in.softecks.hardwareengineering.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- 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 Jun 4, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Softecks” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jun 4, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jun 4, 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 Hardware Engineering on Android 7.0+
You'll need about 49.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (24.9 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 in-softecks-hardwareengineering-13-75066059-59bf74f102cd6c6810df7d14967a29e5.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 59bf74f102cd6c6810df7d14967a29e5. 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 Hardware Engineering — 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 7.0+). 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.