Photo Studio Photo Editor v2.0.17.12
APK · 51.3 MB · version code 204 · Android 4.0+ · uploaded Sep 10, 2018
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9999.9999.999.999, uploaded Mar 31, 2024 — about 5 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 51.3 MB; the latest is 6.9 MB (44.4 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.0+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 22 more permissions: Run foreground services, Show notifications, Read app badge, Run at startup, Control vibration, Launcher update count (custom), Advertising ID, Launcher read settings (custom)….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Approximate location, Read shared storage, Modify shared storage, In-app purchases (Google Play Billing), Google Play install referrer.
File information
- Version
- v2.0.17.12 (204)
- Uploaded
- Sep 10, 2018
- Size
- 51.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0+ (API 14)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Google Play services
- Optional (some features use it)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 8b7c59078b64b261ff16b8d60440b38a
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 03:BF:31:22:B4:70:26:98:1F:9B:B6:91:8C:AB:54:D8:AB:6A:A4:A7
- Signed by
- CN=Vyacheslav Pilguj, OU=R&D, O=KVADGroup, L=Odessa, ST=Odessa, C=UA
- File name
- com-kvadgroup-photostudio-204-40178541-8b7c59078b64b261ff16b8d60440b38a.apk
- Package
- com.kvadgroup.photostudio
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.0.17.12
- New Effects, backgrounds, text masks and many more!
- Use Smart effects to add colorful impressive illusions to your photos making them really stylish and astonishing.
Permissions (11)
This version requests 11 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.kvadgroup.photostudio.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
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “KVADGroup” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v1.34.3, which matches Google Play v1.34.3
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 10, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 9, 2020
- Uploaded by “kame-peter” 177 followers · uploading since 2011
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Photo Studio Photo Editor on Android 4.0+
You'll need about 102.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (51.3 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 com-kvadgroup-photostudio-204-40178541-8b7c59078b64b261ff16b8d60440b38a.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 8b7c59078b64b261ff16b8d60440b38a. 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?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. 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 Studio Photo Editor — 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 4.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source; for this file we recommend not to.