
Notch Remover
Remove notch from Asus Zenfone 5 and other iPhone X-like Android smartphones
Small Apps Inc · notchremover.smallapps.com.notchremover
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.4.4 (46)
- Updated
- Nov 30, 2025 (10 months ago)
- APK size
- 2.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Personalization (app)
- Listed since
- Dec 11, 2022 (at least)
- Permissions
- 7 (1 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
Notch Remover is an app by Small Apps Inc in the Personalization category, listed since at least December 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 2.4.3, the APK shrank from 3.4 MB to 2.7 MB. It asks for 7 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: display over other apps. Compared with version 2.4.3, it adds 1 new permission: “Foreground service special use”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v2.4.4
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v2.4.3.
Security & authenticity
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 other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 30, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 30, 2025
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)6C:C4:B6:FC:63:97:52:C5:4C:D7:FC:4E:D4:74:FF:05:84:BB:79:75
- File MD52fd29f71e931f588e703c9f2d7036625
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (7)
Notch Remover requests 7 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Notch Remover APK: questions and answers
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 Notch Remover 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 other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2fd29f71e931f588e703c9f2d7036625.