Pinyin Web & EPUB

Adds Mandarin Pinyin to websites, clipboard and EPUB files

Referenced Expressions · org.ucam.ssb22.pinyinwol

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v2.12.74 4.6 MB Android 1.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.12.74 (654)
Updated: Sep 25, 2026 (13 days ago)
APK size: 4.6 MB
Requires: Android 1.0+ (API 1)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Books & Reference (app)
Listed since: Mar 2, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 1
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

Pinyin Web & EPUB is an app by Referenced Expressions in the Books & Reference category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 1 permission, none of them sensitive. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.12.73.

What's new in v2.12.74

The Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy's Chaos study found a fault in the desktop extension that also affected Android: if a site mixes Chinese text with escaped IMG onError= Javascript, it was run by the app when escaping was supposed to stop it. A bad social-media user could steal your session cookies for the site, if the site was relying on escaping to stop code in a message from running and you used the annotator to look at that message. This has now been fixed.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

This browser app adds Pinyin romanisation to any Chinese website or EPUB, but some work better than others. Tested on, but not affiliated to, JW.ORG and the Watchtower Online Library (WOL) Chinese pages (app was formerly called PinyinWol i.e. Pinyin WOL). Annotation is performed by your device itself: this app does not send your browsing through any third party. Access to the site you wish to browse is required. Features: * Poor data connection? Page rarely needs to reload when switching back to the app. * Offline? Use the clipboard viewer, or use the app as a Share target or EPUB viewer. * Pleco or Hanping integration * 3lines mode (if you must) * Bookmarks (shared with our other apps) * Highlighting and PDF export * Change text size across all pages * Dark mode available on Android 10+ * Audio available on Android 5+ * No ads, small size & open-source framework (parts of which are also used by Equipd, JW Chinese and AnnotatedWol)

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v2.12.72.

v2.12.74 LATEST Sep 25, 2026 4.6 MB TRUSTED v2.12.73 Sep 17, 2026 4.6 MB TRUSTED v2.12.72 Aug 21, 2026 4.6 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 25, 2026.
Certificate issued to “S Brown” 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 25, 2026
Validated against Google Play Sep 25, 2026
Signed byCN=S Brown
Signing certificate (SHA-1)89:79:79:1D:2E:6A:3E:8C:CB:06:EB:F7:2A:B3:2B:64:5D:52:B1:DA
File MD59aa76ea58d53855950d558f23bc9902f
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (1)

Pinyin Web & EPUB requests 1 permission, none of them sensitive.

Full network access android.permission.INTERNET

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

Pinyin Web & EPUB APK: questions and answers

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 Pinyin Web & EPUB 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 9aa76ea58d53855950d558f23bc9902f.