
At a glance
- Latest version
- v15.1 (9)
- Updated
- Sep 5, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 4.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0.3+ (API 15)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Art & Design (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 24, 2019 (at least)
- Permissions
- 11 (4 sensitive)
About this APK
Paint Droid is an app by GameSm in the Art & Design category, listed since at least March 2019. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 11 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Yazan Alatrash” Not the developer's name (“GameSm”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 5, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 16, 2020
- Signed byCN="Yazan Alatrash"
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)BC:66:AF:81:AD:BD:E6:88:9C:CB:85:7D:A0:2E:14:10:38:FF:64:2B
- File MD5e8bb57cc6db4d927d133d989dd8ed736
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (11)
Paint Droid requests 11 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- 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
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.gamesm.mspaint.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
- Write internal storage android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Paint Droid APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the Paint Droid APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is e8bb57cc6db4d927d133d989dd8ed736.