Pinyiner

Read Chinese with ease!

Astratech · com.astratech.chinesereader_free

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v8.2 32.1 MB Android 10+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v8.2 (821)
Updated: Nov 16, 2025 (11 months ago)
APK size: 32.1 MB
Requires: Android 10+ (API 29)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Books & Reference (app)
Listed since: Oct 21, 2020 (at least)
Permissions: 7 (1 sensitive)
Website: pinyiner.astrate.ch
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Pinyiner is an app by Astratech in the Books & Reference category, listed since at least October 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 7.1, the APK grew from 19.9 MB to 32.1 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 4.0 to 10. It asks for 7 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: display over other apps. Compared with version 7.1, it adds 3 new permissions (“Display over other apps”, “Advertising ID” and “Run foreground services”) and drops 3 (“View Wi-Fi connections”, “Run at startup” and “Modify shared storage”). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v8.2

Floating button and Quick Settings tile for quick clipboard annotation.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Reading Chinese is extremely important, if you live in a Chinese speaking country, plus it's the best way to learn the language. But reading raw characters has always been difficult. Pinyiner makes it easy. It breaks the characters into words, shows Pinyin above and displays the English meaning if you click on a word. Just copy&paste some text, "Share" it from another app or open a file. Perfect for reading messages from your friends, Chinese texts on the Web and even whole books. You can also use it as a Simplified/Traditional converter. Check out the ad-free paid version! Note: on Android Oreo the Clipboard monitoring might not always work because of the "Battery optimization". In this case, go to Settings -> Apps & Notifications -> Advanced-> Special app access -> Battery optimization -> Select "All apps" at the top -> find Pinyiner, click on it and select "Don't optimize" -> Done. FEATURES + Works fully offline and very fast + Clipboard monitoring: any copied text containing Chinese characters is automatically annotated in the notification area + Paste the text or use "Share" from another app to annotate with Pinyin + Edit the original text + Convert between Simplified and Traditional characters + Open and annotate text files, even large books (UTF-8 encoded) + Save text and its Pinyin into a file. If saving both, you can read the resulting TSV file with e.g. MS Excel (Data->From text->Delimited->Tab) + Mark interesting words and export them to Pleco / Anki / AnkiDroid Flashcards for effective learning + Add bookmarks to the text + Integrates with other dictionaries: GoldenDict, ColorDict, Pleco, Hanping, etc + Rearrange how the characters are grouped into words + Zoom in/out, configure the color, pinyin style + One great short story is included (to realize that reading Chinese is actually easy and fun!)

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v7.1. Since v8.2 it requires Android 10+.

v8.2 LATEST Nov 16, 2025 32.1 MB TRUSTED v7.1 Nov 4, 2025 19.9 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 Nov 16, 2025.
Certificate issued to “Astratech” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Nov 16, 2025
Validated against Google Play Nov 16, 2025
Signed byCN=Anton Lastochkin, O=Astratech, L=Hong Kong, ST=Hong Kong, C=HK
Signing certificate (SHA-1)B2:EC:4F:A6:B9:EB:E3:82:07:F4:93:CB:6D:D6:CB:2B:4B:7E:47:58
File MD5d3d36808d16a370c3af59b68c3410f14
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (7)

Pinyiner requests 7 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.astratech.chinesereader_free.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

Pinyiner APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Pinyiner for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 10 or later. Version 7.1 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.0 and later. Get version 7.1 · 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 Pinyiner 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 other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d3d36808d16a370c3af59b68c3410f14.