Kobo v2.3.253
APK · 1.8 MB · version code 253 · Android 1.6+ · uploaded Jul 28, 2013
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
Quick check before downloading
Answer this to unlock the download. It keeps automated downloaders away.
File information
- Version
- v2.3.253 (253)
- Uploaded
- Jul 28, 2013
- Size
- 1.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 1.6+ (API 4)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- cf19d4b3a1592ecbd104e8c5b9b7eea8
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 19:2B:28:E5:E7:7A:15:25:2A:9F:44:D3:D8:8D:5B:B4:18:0B:63:86
- Signed by
- CN=Kobo Inc., OU=Android Team, O=Kobo, L=Toronto, ST=Ontario, C=CA
- File name
- com-kobobooks-samsung-android-253-3575730-cf19d4b3a1592ecbd104e8c5b9b7eea8.apk
- Package
- com.kobobooks.samsung.android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 126.6K
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (8)
This version requests 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Raised thread priority android.permission.RAISED_THREAD_PRIORITY
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Kobo” Not the developer's name. Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 8, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 17, 2020
- Uploaded by “jibajelot” 137 followers · uploading since 2013
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures. AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Kobo on Android 1.6+
You'll need about 3.5 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (1.8 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 com-kobobooks-samsung-android-253-3575730-cf19d4b3a1592ecbd104e8c5b9b7eea8.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 cf19d4b3a1592ecbd104e8c5b9b7eea8. 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 Kobo — 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; for this file we recommend not to.