Notes (PFA) v2.0.2
APK · 6.2 MB · version code 21 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Nov 20, 2024
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.0.4, uploaded Apr 20, 2025 — about 5 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 6.2 MB; the latest is 8 MB (1.8 MB larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v2.0.2 (21)
- Uploaded
- Nov 20, 2024
- Size
- 6.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 29d26861285368c1acb6dfbd657fcee1
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- CE:01:A6:12:18:B9:7A:C4:DE:AA:75:DA:4E:5A:FB:DA:05:9D:FF:20
- Signed by
- CN=Philipp Rack
- File name
- org-secuso-privacyfriendlynotes-21-69289555-29d26861285368c1acb6dfbd657fcee1.apk
- Package
- org.secuso.privacyfriendlynotes
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.0.2
Bugfix: Checklist items are randomly checked/unchecked.
Permissions (5)
This version requests 5 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) org.secuso.privacyfriendlynotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Philipp Rack” Not the developer's name (“SECUSO Research Group”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Nov 20, 2024
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Notes (PFA) on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 12.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (6.2 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 org-secuso-privacyfriendlynotes-21-69289555-29d26861285368c1acb6dfbd657fcee1.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 29d26861285368c1acb6dfbd657fcee1. 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 Notes (PFA) — 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 5.0+). 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.