HUB Controller
Remotely interact with the HUB Controls smarter home thermostat.
Hub Controls Ltd · com.thehubcontroller.hubcontroller
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v4.0.19 (40019)
- Updated
- Nov 24, 2025 (10 months ago)
- APK size
- 6 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 2, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 5 (3 sensitive)
- Website
- thehubcontroller.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
HUB Controller is an app by Hub Controls Ltd in the Tools category, listed since at least February 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 3.3.3, the APK grew from 4.4 MB to 6 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 4.4 to 5.0. It asks for 5 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity, read media images and read media video. It asks for the same permissions as version 4.0.6.
What's new in v4.0.19
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to v3.3.3. Since v4.0.19 it requires Android 5.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 24, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “hub controller” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 24, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 24, 2025
- Signed byCN=stephen reilly, OU=hub controller, O=hub controller, L=dublin, ST=dublin, C=ie
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)6E:ED:39:68:DE:52:B6:02:7E:95:34:E5:9E:EC:70:F3:23:7C:C9:D5
- File MD56e795bc4c1649bc4a8362d1c357e7ab4
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (5)
HUB Controller requests 5 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.thehubcontroller.hubcontroller.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
HUB Controller APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of HUB Controller for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 5.0 or later. Version 3.3.3 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.4 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 3.3.3 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the HUB Controller APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 6e795bc4c1649bc4a8362d1c357e7ab4.
