At a glance
- Latest version
- v0.1 (1)
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 24.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Adventure (game)
- Listed since
- May 12, 2019 (at least)
- Permissions
- 9 (2 sensitive)
About this APK
Knives is a game by Gametechnos in the Adventure category, listed since at least May 2019. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit and ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.
It asks for 9 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity and find accounts on the device.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signed with Android's public test key This key is published with Android's source code, so anyone can sign a file with it.
- The same certificate signs apps from 141 different developers Developers sign only their own apps, so this almost always means the files were re-signed by someone else — often after being modified.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet May 12, 2019
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 19, 2020
- Signed by[email protected], CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Android, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)61:ED:37:7E:85:D3:86:A8:DF:EE:6B:86:4B:D8:5B:0B:FA:A5:AF:81
- File MD52d0aa210c7ab6df83b5b0e672825c5ff
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures. AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (9)
Knives requests 9 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Billing (custom) com.appcoins.BILLING
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Sdk payment (custom) com.xiaomi.sdk.permission.PAYMENT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Xiaomi auth service (custom) com.xiaomi.permission.AUTH_SERVICE
Required hardware & features
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Knives APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the Knives APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. It is signed with Android's public test key, which anyone can use. Its signing certificate is also used for apps from 141 different developers. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2d0aa210c7ab6df83b5b0e672825c5ff.
