Minesweeper
Give your brain a challenge by playing the classic Minesweeper game.
Mindware Consulting, Inc · mindware.minegames
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.2.16 (62)
- Updated
- Oct 5, 2026 (4 days ago)
- APK size
- 18.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Puzzle (game)
- Listed since
- Feb 10, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 13
- Website
- mindware.mobi
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Minesweeper is a game by Mindware Consulting, Inc in the Puzzle category, listed since at least February 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 1.2.5, the APK grew from 12.6 MB to 18.7 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 2.3 to 8.0. It asks for 13 permissions, none of them sensitive. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.2.7. The game can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.2.16
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to v1.2.5. Since v1.2.7 it requires Android 8.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Oct 5, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Mindware Consulting Inc.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Oct 5, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Oct 5, 2026
- Signed byCN=Jack Cole, O=Mindware Consulting Inc., C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)7C:61:0C:07:58:40:A8:04:DE:81:D4:BA:EA:99:DF:82:7D:E5:71:4D
- File MD544f31f72a7b50ae939babcc5e31725ff
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings 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 — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (13)
Minesweeper requests 13 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- 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) mindware.minegames.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) mindware.minegames.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Minesweeper APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Minesweeper for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 1.2.6 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 2.3 and later. Get version 1.2.6 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Minesweeper APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 44f31f72a7b50ae939babcc5e31725ff.
