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Pocket Black Hole

Play with the light-bending of a black hole. Take a selfie with a black hole!

Laser Labs · org.laserlabs.pocketblackhole

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v1.1 18 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version
v1.1 (3)
Updated
May 31, 2020 (6 years ago)
APK size
18 MB
Requires
Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support
ARM 32-bit
Graphics
OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category
Educational (game)
Permissions
2 (2 sensitive)
Website
laserlabs.org/pocketblackhole.php
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Pocket Black Hole is a game by Laser Labs in the Educational category. It includes native code only for ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 2 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: camera and modify shared storage.

What's new in v1.1

- added a still background image in addition to the camera texture - added German translation - fixed a few minor bugs - made app compatible with newer versions of Windows and iOS

Description

From the listing uploaded by “split-store”.

Pocket Black Hole is a simple app that allows you to play with the light-bending effect of a black hole. Take a selfie, or a photo of your friends, with a black hole! A black hole is a very compact and massive object, in fact its gravity is so strong that it will bend the path of light passing close by. If the light gets too close, it cannot escape, and that is why the object appears to us as a black hole in the sky. Our app does not use the full equations from Einstein's theory of general relativity to compute this distortion. Instead we are using a much simpler formula to create a similar visual effect.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Laser Labs Games CIC” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified May 31, 2020
  • Antivirus scan passed Jan 20, 2021
  • Signed byC=UK, L=Birmingham, O=Laser Labs Games CIC, CN=Andreas Freise
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)B6:07:BB:E5:3E:AD:CB:83:3D:5C:38:B7:19:36:3D:07:3D:2B:44:04
  • File MD5beacbae31163268cb26adaf7807f0040
  • Uploaded by “split-store” Gold tier · 24,358 followers · uploading since 2019

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Permissions (2)

Pocket Black Hole requests 2 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Pocket Black Hole APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Pocket Black Hole APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is beacbae31163268cb26adaf7807f0040.

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