PlayNow" v1.8.1
APK · 132.8 KB · version code 1008001 · Android 1.6+ · uploaded Sep 26, 2013
- Same certificate as the other version checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.8.11, uploaded Oct 7, 2013 — about 11 days after this one.
- Size: this file is 132.8 KB; the latest is 133 KB (233 B larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v1.8.1 (1008001)
- Uploaded
- Sep 26, 2013
- Size
- 132.8 KB
- Requires
- Android 1.6+ (API 4)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 0b4856bf359aa3d5e6adb9b54df17904
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 80:D0:15:6E:14:EF:A9:B2:BE:94:9A:CC:17:91:72:0C:C5:8C:B6:E3
- Signed by
- CN=Sony_Ericsson_E_Platform_Signing_Live_864f, O=Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, C=SE
- File name
- de-arvatomobile-sonyericsson-playnow-android-1008001-3878888-0b4856bf359aa3d5e6adb9b54df17904.apk
- Package
- de.arvatomobile.sonyericsson.playnow.android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 9.4K
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (6)
This version requests 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Sonyericsson install application (custom) com.sonyericsson.permission.INSTALL_APPLICATION
- V1 install application (custom) com.sonyericsson.playnowstore.v1.permission.INSTALL_APPLICATION
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB” Not the developer's name. Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Sep 9, 2018
- Antivirus scan passed Sep 22, 2020
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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How to install PlayNow" on Android 1.6+
You'll need about 265.6 KB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (132.8 KB). 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 de-arvatomobile-sonyericsson-playnow-android-1008001-3878888-0b4856bf359aa3d5e6adb9b54df17904.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 0b4856bf359aa3d5e6adb9b54df17904. 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?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. 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 PlayNow" — 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 1.6+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.