Perseids

App for the recording of visual meteor observations.

W. Strickling · com.strickling.perseid

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v1.11 1.1 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.11 (12)
Updated: Aug 27, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 1.1 MB
Requires: Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Jun 3, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 4 (3 sensitive)
Website: strickling.net/android_en.htm#Perseids
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

Perseids is an app by W. Strickling in the Tools category, listed since at least June 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 4 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: precise location, approximate location and modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.10.

What's new in v1.11

1.16 Update to meet Google's minimum API 36 requirements. No functional changes 1.9 Minor improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

A small app for the recording and easy logging of visual meteor observations. It has large red buttons not spoiling the dark sky adaptation of your eyes. The data are stored on the SD card (Path: sdcard\Perseids.log ). You can analyze the log with a spredsheet software, e.g. Open Office. Bugs found? Please send error report for error localisation and removal!

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v1.9.

v1.11 LATEST Aug 27, 2025 1.1 MB TRUSTED v1.10 Jul 16, 2024 1.1 MB TRUSTED v1.9 Jun 3, 2024 1.1 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 27, 2025.
Certificate issued to “Dr. Wolfgang Strickling” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Aug 27, 2025
Validated against Google Play Aug 27, 2025
Signed byCN=Dr. Wolfgang Strickling, L=Haltern am See, ST=Germany, C=DE
Signing certificate (SHA-1)55:16:AA:08:FB:0D:71:AF:A7:65:D5:94:0E:C1:FB:DD:9C:3D:1D:34
File MD5cfe0970b8f94107c545d5d9fbf13c029
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (4)

Perseids requests 4 permissions, 3 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
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

Perseids 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 Perseids 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 cfe0970b8f94107c545d5d9fbf13c029.