Night Owl Connect v5.0.8.4
APK · 47.2 MB · version code 5084 · Android 4.3+ · uploaded Nov 30, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.0.9.6, uploaded Jan 15, 2026 — about 2 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 47.2 MB; the latest is 46 MB (1.2 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.3+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Show notifications, Read media audio, Read media images, Read media video.
File information
- Version
- v5.0.8.4 (5084)
- Uploaded
- Nov 30, 2025
- Size
- 47.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.3+ (API 18)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 234783bee3b40148cd655e494250c82a
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 71:26:FB:1A:28:88:15:9D:16:22:24:99:09:A6:C2:70:DD:0D:9B:ED
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-nightowl-connect-5084-72597282-234783bee3b40148cd655e494250c82a.apk
- Package
- com.nightowl.connect
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.0.8.4
It is update season, and we have a couple of great ones for our Night Owl Connect users. This release improves the interface graphics for Cloud customers and will enhance the viewing experience. Also, the Playback feature has been improved and should impress. Stay secure, protected, and connected. Be safe!
Release Notes:
- Improved User Interface for Cloud Recording Customers
- Playback feature improvements
Permissions (17)
This version requests 17 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.nightowl.connect.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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 30, 2025.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Nov 30, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 30, 2025
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Night Owl Connect on Android 4.3+
You'll need about 94.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (47.2 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-nightowl-connect-5084-72597282-234783bee3b40148cd655e494250c82a.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 234783bee3b40148cd655e494250c82a. 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 Night Owl 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 4.3+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.