At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.5.4 (3000004)
- Updated
- May 5, 2020 (6 years ago)
- APK size
- 64 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.3+ (API 9)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Education (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 15, 2014 (at least)
- Permissions
- 13 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- pbskids.org/apps
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
PBS Parents Play & Learn is an app by PBS KIDS in the Education category, listed since at least February 2014. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit and ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.
It asks for 13 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including read phone status and identity, find accounts on the device and read shared storage.
What's new in v3.5.4
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “PBS KIDS” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review Mar 10, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 30, 2020
- Signed byCN=PBS KIDS, OU=0, O=PBS KIDS, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)71:AF:75:3B:B6:72:86:DE:A3:53:D1:DD:53:A0:A2:1F:9F:B3:04:B1
- File MD5d2ef8a63ff4e97433d128bb301eee44f
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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Permissions (13)
PBS Parents Play & Learn requests 13 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) air.org.pbskids.playandlearn.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Sonymobile system ui visibility extensions (custom) com.sonymobile.permission.SYSTEM_UI_VISIBILITY_EXTENSIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
PBS Parents Play & Learn 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 PBS Parents Play & Learn 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 d2ef8a63ff4e97433d128bb301eee44f.