Photos (for Nextcloud)

Easily manage photos and videos on your Nextcloud server

nkming · com.nkming.nc_photos

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v1.92.1 108.8 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.92.1 (92010)
Updated: Sep 24, 2026 (15 days ago)
APK size: 108.8 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Productivity (app)
Listed since: Apr 12, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 18 (3 sensitive)
Website: nc-photos.web.app
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Photos (for Nextcloud) is an app by nkming in the Productivity category, listed since at least April 2022. It includes native code only for ARM 64-bit, so it won't install on phones that can only run 32-bit apps.

Since version 1.86.1, the APK grew from 96.3 MB to 108.8 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 6.0 to 7.0. It asks for 18 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read media images, read media video and access media location. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.91.1. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

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Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

- Metadata support even for non-JPEG media Bundled with the Exiv2 library, this app supports reading metadata from image formats that are not currently supported by the server-side reader, such as HEIC and JXL. Video metadata is also supported. - Better albums Client-side albums provide extra features compared with server-side albums, like inserting memos and maps between photos. You can also customize album covers and sorting. - Simple image editing Includes various color adjustment tools and effect filters. - JPEG XL support JXL is a next-generation image format with superior compression ratio. While JXL is not currently supported by Nextcloud or Android, this app includes a JXL decoder. - Open source The app source code is available on GitHib under the GPL license. - More Map Face grouping support via the server-side Recognize or Face Recognition app Various AI image enhancement models, like 4x super-resolution Shared albums and more - Supported formats JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, GIF, JPEG XL MP4, WebM (for videos, codec support varies by device) * This is the ad-supported version. It has the same feature set as the paid version. Please consider buying the app if you like it, as your support is very much needed! Translations: - Catalan/català (contributed by Arnau Mora) - Chinese/中文 (contributed by zerolin, 老兄) - Czech/Čeština (contributed by Fjuro, Skyhawk) - Dutch/Nederlands (contributed by Micha) - Finnish/Suomi (contributed by pHamala) - French/Français (contributed by Choukajohn, Fymyte, mgreil) - German/Deutsch (contributed by Andreas, MrNobody, Niclas H, Odious, PhilProg, shagn) - Greek/Ελληνικά (contributed by Chris Karasoulis) - Italian/Italiano (contributed by Albe) - Japanese/日本語 (contributed by yoking) - Polish/Polski (contributed by Shieldziak, szymok) - Portuguese/Português (contributed by fernosan) - Russian/Русский (contributed by kvasenok, meixnt & eriane, RandomRoot) - Slovak/slovenčina (contributed by Števob) - Spanish/Español (contributed by luckkmaxx) - Turkish/Türkçe (contributed by aliyasiny65) For bug reports, contributions, troubleshooting and guides, please visit the repo: https://github.com/nc-photos/nc-photos - About Nextcloud Nextcloud is a self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control. Learn more: https://nextcloud.com * This app and its author are not affiliated with Nextcloud or the company. This is a third-party app. Screenshots on this page contain photos by: - Dillon Kydd on Unsplash - rawkkim on Unsplash - Video by Yaroslava Borz from Pexels - and others

Version history

4 versions are listed, going back to v1.86.1. Since v1.91.0 it requires Android 7.0+.

v1.92.1 LATEST Sep 24, 2026 108.8 MB TRUSTED v1.91.1 Sep 17, 2026 108.2 MB TRUSTED v1.91.0 Jul 13, 2026 108.2 MB TRUSTED v1.86.1 Apr 7, 2026 96.3 MB TRUSTED

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 24, 2026.
Certificate issued to “nkming” 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 Sep 24, 2026
Validated against Google Play Sep 24, 2026
Signed byCN=nkming, OU=nkming, O=nkming, L=Hong Kong, ST=Hong Kong, C=HK
Signing certificate (SHA-1)B8:62:0F:6A:19:2F:C4:85:AE:AD:DE:59:5B:59:CF:9A:08:78:2B:42
File MD5c5ef3ae6934087b1b5b8351c21782c5f
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (18)

Photos (for Nextcloud) requests 18 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Access media location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
Foreground service media processing android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROCESSING
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.nkming.nc_photos.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
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

Photos (for Nextcloud) APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Photos (for Nextcloud) for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 1.86.1 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. Get version 1.86.1 · All versions

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 Photos (for Nextcloud) 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 c5ef3ae6934087b1b5b8351c21782c5f.