Photo Studio Photo Editor v2.5.1.12
APK · 47.9 MB · version code 282 · Android 4.2+ · uploaded Nov 7, 2020
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9999.9999.999.999, uploaded Mar 31, 2024 — about 3 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 47.9 MB; the latest is 6.9 MB (41 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.2+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 23 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, Request installing other apps, Modify shared storage, Alarm set alarm (custom), In-app purchases (Google Play Billing), Google Play license check, Google Play install referrer….
File information
- Version
- v2.5.1.12 (282)
- Uploaded
- Nov 7, 2020
- Size
- 47.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.2+ (API 17)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Google Play services
- Optional (some features use it)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- ea74b5cb9ef463f41108dcbf782d2b8e
- 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-282-54255563-ea74b5cb9ef463f41108dcbf782d2b8e.apk
- Package
- com.kvadgroup.photostudio
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.5.1.12
- Discover New Art Text templates!
- New filters, effects, stickers and so on.
- Added new amazing packages to the smart effects tool.
Permissions (14)
This version requests 14 permissions, 4 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
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Alarm set alarm (custom) com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM
- Commondata get common data (custom) com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- 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 11, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Dec 1, 2020
- Uploaded by “undercoverbayanandamarkt” 1 followers · uploading since 2020
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 4.2+
You'll need about 95.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (47.9 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-282-54255563-ea74b5cb9ef463f41108dcbf782d2b8e.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 ea74b5cb9ef463f41108dcbf782d2b8e. 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 4.2+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-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.