
Penn State Go
Penn State’s official mobile app
Penn State University · edu.psu.pennstatego
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v4.0.0 (238)
- Updated
- Aug 13, 2026 (2 months ago)
- APK size
- 6.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Education (app)
- Listed since
- Nov 12, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 13 (3 sensitive)
- Website
- mobile.psu.edu
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Penn State Go is an app by Penn State University in the Education category, listed since at least November 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 13 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: precise location, camera and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 3.0.
What's new in v4.0.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v2.5.1.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 13, 2026.
- 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 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Aug 13, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Aug 13, 2026
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)DA:C7:8F:82:FC:ED:2A:A1:1E:DD:CC:B4:DB:78:DF:9E:45:6D:EB:BA
- File MD501058bebcd90345c29c43844d485c63c
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings 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 — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (13)
Penn State Go requests 13 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) edu.psu.pennstatego.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- 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
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
Penn State Go 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 Penn State Go 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 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 01058bebcd90345c29c43844d485c63c.