Huge Clock v0.5.3
APK · 89.6 KB · version code 8 · Android 1.6+ · uploaded Oct 15, 2016
- Same certificate as v0.7.3, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v0.7.3, uploaded Nov 17, 2025 — about 9 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 89.6 KB; the latest is 2.9 MB (2.8 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 1.6+; the latest needs Android 4.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: Receive push notifications, Push messaging (app-defined).
File information
- Version
- v0.5.3 (8)
- Uploaded
- Oct 15, 2016
- Size
- 89.6 KB
- Requires
- Android 1.6+ (API 4)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- bfe604cc53e38f8003be82a3e4129bcd
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 36:11:02:55:FD:3E:D2:19:F7:F4:02:55:08:3F:8F:1D:5E:86:74:D5
- Signed by
- CN=Dave McKellar, OU=self, O=self, L=Toronto, ST=ON, C=CA
- File name
- com-hogdex-hugeclockfree-8-21295945-bfe604cc53e38f8003be82a3e4129bcd.apk
- Package
- com.hogdex.HugeClockFree
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v0.5.3
Option to stop it from blinking every second. Saves power. Necessary for eInk devices (like ONYX BOOX)
Permissions (4)
This version requests 4 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “self” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v0.7.3, which matches Google Play v0.7.3
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Mar 2, 2018
- Antivirus scan passed Jan 17, 2020
- Uploaded by “heureux” uploading since 2016
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Huge Clock on Android 1.6+
You'll need about 179.3 KB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (89.6 KB). 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-hogdex-hugeclockfree-8-21295945-bfe604cc53e38f8003be82a3e4129bcd.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 bfe604cc53e38f8003be82a3e4129bcd. 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 Huge Clock — 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 1.6+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.