IRCTC Rail Connect v4.2.26
APK · 32.9 MB · version code 268 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Nov 18, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v4.3.17, uploaded Sep 29, 2026 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 32.9 MB; the latest is 119.2 MB (86.4 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 8.1+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 9 more permissions: Approximate location, Precise location, Broadcast close system dialogs, Hide overlay windows, Nfc, Read basic phone state, Record audio (microphone), Request delete packages….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read phone status and identity, Modify shared storage.
File information
- Version
- v4.2.26 (268)
- Uploaded
- Nov 18, 2025
- Size
- 32.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- b27d8c549106bf32cc044a5965e03857
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 15:63:30:36:C0:7E:CC:AE:96:E9:29:13:D9:31:1D:B1:05:03:90:6E
- Signed by
- CN=IRCTC Connect, OU=IRCTC, O=Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited, L=New Delhi, ST=Delhi, C=IN
- File name
- cris-org-in-prs-ima-268-72373624-b27d8c549106bf32cc044a5965e03857.apk
- Package
- cris.org.in.prs.ima
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v4.2.26
- Bug fixes and UI enhancement
Permissions (21)
This version requests 21 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- 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
- 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
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) cris.org.in.prs.ima.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- 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 Nov 18, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 5 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Nov 18, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 18, 2025
- 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 (5 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install IRCTC Rail Connect on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 65.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (32.9 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 cris-org-in-prs-ima-268-72373624-b27d8c549106bf32cc044a5965e03857.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 b27d8c549106bf32cc044a5965e03857. 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 IRCTC Rail Connect — 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 x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
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