Photo Recovery v143
APK · 4.6 MB · version code 143 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Feb 17, 2023
- Same certificate as v146, which matches Google Play Details
Quick check before downloading
Answer this to unlock the download. It keeps automated downloaders away.
Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v146, uploaded May 16, 2026 — about 3 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.6 MB; the latest is 4.7 MB (113.7 KB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.4+; the latest needs Android 6.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
File information
- Version
- v143 (143)
- Uploaded
- Feb 17, 2023
- Size
- 4.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 6868b03f5f1c6c01bf3b00eebde91867
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- B5:F4:E3:FE:5E:63:CC:51:07:DE:24:4D:54:E9:B1:28:53:29:D1:F0
- Signed by
- CN=key, OU=key, O=key, L=key, ST=key, C=ke
- File name
- face-sorter-143-64367426-6868b03f5f1c6c01bf3b00eebde91867.apk
- Package
- Face.Sorter
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v143
Version 13.7-14.3 [02-13-2023] Reducing Crashes and ANRs
Version 13.5-13.6 [09-12-2022] Fix Issues for Android 10-13
Version 13.4-13.5 [03-03-2019] Fixed issue with File Transfer
Version 13.2-13.4 [09-11-2018] Fix Android 8, 9 issues
Version 13.0-13.2 [08-30-2017] Fix Android 7 file browsing error
Version 9.0-12.9 [10-19-2016] Major UI upgrade and File Browser
Version 5.0-8.9 [11-05-2015] 15 Languages, website, instruction video
Version 1.0-1.9 [08-02-2012] Initial launch.
Permissions (7)
This version requests 7 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “key” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v146, which matches Google Play v146 · v145
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Feb 17, 2023
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans 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.
How to install Photo Recovery on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 9.2 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.6 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 face-sorter-143-64367426-6868b03f5f1c6c01bf3b00eebde91867.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 6868b03f5f1c6c01bf3b00eebde91867. 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 Photo Recovery — 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 4.4+). 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.