Kik — Messaging & Chat App v5.5.4
APK · 2.3 MB · version code 32 · Android 1.5+ · uploaded Aug 11, 2012
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v15.49.0.27501, uploaded Jul 9, 2026 — about 13 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 2.3 MB; the latest is 103 MB (100.8 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 1.5+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 15 more permissions: Approximate location, Precise location, View Wi-Fi connections, Camera, Run foreground services, Find accounts on the device, Modify audio settings, Show notifications….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read phone status and identity.
File information
- Version
- v5.5.4 (32)
- Uploaded
- Aug 11, 2012
- Size
- 2.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 1.5+ (API 3)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Google Play services
- Required
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- b08a6dcce7b4c54ed92a54e0bd609794
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- F1:04:F7:CC:E1:36:68:12:6F:F7:0C:55:99:31:BC:9E:2D:E3:03:0C
- Signed by
- CN=Chris Best, OU=Mobile Development, O=Kik Interactive Inc., L=Waterloo, ST=Ontario, C=CA
- File name
- kik-android-32-831586-b08a6dcce7b4c54ed92a54e0bd609794.apk
- Package
- kik.android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (9)
This version requests 9 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Android contact (custom) kik.android.permission.CONTACT
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- 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: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Kik Interactive Inc.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v15.49.0.27501, which matches Google Play v15.49.0.27501 · v15.45.1.26544
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 7, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 9, 2020
- Uploaded by “rosaria91” 2 followers · uploading since 2012
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 Kik — Messaging & Chat App on Android 1.5+
You'll need about 4.5 MB of free space.
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- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap kik-android-32-831586-b08a6dcce7b4c54ed92a54e0bd609794.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 b08a6dcce7b4c54ed92a54e0bd609794. 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?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. 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 Kik — Messaging & Chat App — 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 1.5+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
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