Picfx v1.4
APK · 55.6 MB · version code 18 · Android 4.2+ · uploaded Mar 4, 2017
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.6, uploaded Jul 17, 2025 — about 8 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 55.6 MB; the latest is 57.1 MB (1.5 MB larger).
- 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 2 more permissions: Read media images, Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Camera, Read shared storage, Record audio (microphone), Write settings.
File information
- Version
- v1.4 (18)
- Uploaded
- Mar 4, 2017
- Size
- 55.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.2+ (API 17)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- f76facd3b964ea6afec30002dd40fdf7
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 3E:EE:C4:FB:F4:52:15:DC:1F:36:B8:99:CB:C8:E6:1C:4A:0B:F2:BB
- Signed by
- CN=David Boyes, O=Active Development Ltd
- File name
- nz-co-davidboyes-picfx-android-18-24493561-f76facd3b964ea6afec30002dd40fdf7.apk
- Package
- nz.co.davidboyes.picfx_android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.4
* Update *
- Texture rotation has been added. If an effect has a rotatable texture - bokeh, light effects etc - a rotate button will be available.
- Strength slider has been moved for easier access.
- Effects have been slightly reorganised.
If you have any problems or suggestions please contact us at [email protected]
Thanks for using Picfx. For more information visit http://picfx.co or follow @Picfx on Twitter & Instagram
Developers on Twitter & Instagram @benjamin_bradley & @davidboyes
Permissions (8)
This version requests 8 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Active Development Ltd” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v1.6, which matches Google Play v1.6
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Jul 27, 2026
- Antivirus scan passed Dec 5, 2020
- Uploaded by “frankymadstore” 12 followers · uploading since 2014
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How to install Picfx on Android 4.2+
You'll need about 111.2 MB of free space.
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- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap nz-co-davidboyes-picfx-android-18-24493561-f76facd3b964ea6afec30002dd40fdf7.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.
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- Open Picfx — 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 (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 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.