Notepad App ZNotes v2.0
APK · 43.6 MB · version code 13011 · Android 6.0+ · uploaded Jun 10, 2024
- Same certificate as v1.7, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.7, uploaded Nov 9, 2025 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 43.6 MB; the latest is 16 MB (27.7 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 6.0+; the latest needs Android 4.4+.
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Modify shared storage.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Foreground service data sync, Foreground service microphone, Show notifications, Schedule exact alarms, Display over other apps….
File information
- Version
- v2.0 (13011)
- Uploaded
- Jun 10, 2024
- Size
- 43.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 1021ee4c7fc2f7773b0e36fb7f2e2ec0
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 68:3C:16:CB:43:2A:2E:55:4D:90:27:BD:EE:5C:2F:95:AA:B6:F6:C0
- Signed by
- CN=Frank Zander, OU=Developement, O=Compisol, L=Berlin, ST=Berlin, C=DE
- File name
- com-freenotepad-notesapp-coolnote-13011-67948096-1021ee4c7fc2f7773b0e36fb7f2e2ec0.apk
- Package
- com.freenotepad.notesapp.coolnote
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (27)
This version requests 27 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Foreground service microphone android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.freenotepad.notesapp.coolnote.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Photos google photos (custom) com.google.android.apps.photos.permission.GOOGLE_PHOTOS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Compisol” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v1.7, which matches Google Play v1.7 · v2.1
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jun 10, 2024
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans 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.
How to install Notepad App ZNotes on Android 6.0+
You'll need about 87.3 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (43.6 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-freenotepad-notesapp-coolnote-13011-67948096-1021ee4c7fc2f7773b0e36fb7f2e2ec0.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 1021ee4c7fc2f7773b0e36fb7f2e2ec0. 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 Notepad App ZNotes — 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 6.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, 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.