PV Output

The original and most comprehensive app for viewing your PVOutput.org data

SmartSolar · au.id.mcdonalds.pvoutput

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v3.16 5.1 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 18 · High Maturity

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At a glance

Latest version: v3.16 (2303016)
Updated: Feb 15, 2026 (8 months ago)
APK size: 5.1 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: May 6, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 18 (1 sensitive)
Website: pvoutputapp.mcdonalds.id.au
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

PV Output is an app by SmartSolar in the Tools category, listed since at least May 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 2.57, the minimum Android version rose from 4.1 to 6.0. It asks for 18 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 3.15. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v3.16

v3.16 (07 November 2025) - Work-around PVOutput.Org API bug causing data processing errors due to extra characters at beginning of response bodies.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

If you use www.pvoutput.org then this app is for you! See the Getting Started guide at http://pvoutputapp.mcdonalds.id.au/ General features include: - Pull out the navigation draw from the left. - Search for and Add any System or Team from pvoutput.org. - Build your own dashboard with your favourite graphs. Click on the dashboard graphs to jump to the system page. System Pages: - Intraday, Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly system pages. - Swipe left/right to move between Intradays, Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly graphs. - Swipe up/down to move between Generation, Consumption, Import/Export kWH, Import/Export Monetary and Extended Data. - Use menu on the system page to Add to Dashboard, View/Edit System Details, Edit TOU Tariffs, manually add outputs, refresh all data or delete the system from the app. - Portrait shows graph and data grid. Click on data heading to hide the graph to view data list in full screen. Click heading line again to restore the graph. - Rotate to landscape to see full screen graph. - Drill using a list click or long press. System Pages Drill Mode: - Indicated by drill period in round brackets in page heading. - When in drill mode, swipe left/right to move period. eg: move from month to month, year to year etc. - Use the back button to exit Drill Mode. - Access Drill Mode via list click or long press. Home Screen Widgets: - Keep informed by nice homescreen widgets. - A basic 1x1 text widget for free. - In-app subscription (7 day free trial) for additional Text, Graph and Progress Bar home screen widget options. - Place a 2x1, resize and then adjust the width/height via the widget configuration screen. - Click on the system name to re-enter the widget configuration screen. - Click on the widget to enter the app. Live Feeds: - Be mesmerised by the animated dots that represent electricity flowing between the grid (import or export) your solar panel generation and your household comsumption. - In-app subscription (7 day free trial). - Great for an in-home display to help your family visualise their real-time power consumption and reduce those bills. Cook some toast and watch those dots fly! - Currently supports Efergy (Energyhive), VeraLite, SolarEdge and Fronius. Access to pvoutput.org data is governed by the pvoutput.org API limits and restrictions. If your system has access to the API bonus features, this app can take advantage of higher rate limits and retrieve detail data for other systems. Don't hesitate to drop me an email ([email protected]) with any problems or suggestions.

Version history

4 versions are listed, going back to v2.57. Since v3.15 it requires Android 6.0+.

v3.16 LATEST Feb 15, 2026 5.1 MB TRUSTED v3.15 Aug 22, 2025 5.1 MB TRUSTED v3.11 Aug 8, 2025 4.8 MB TRUSTED v2.57 Nov 8, 2023 4.5 MB TRUSTED

All 4 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Feb 15, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Mark McDonald” 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 Feb 15, 2026
Validated against Google Play Feb 15, 2026
Signed byCN=Mark McDonald
Signing certificate (SHA-1)D8:6E:B4:0A:9D:5D:4E:88:FD:FA:7A:11:C1:D4:D6:5B:3A:A7:19:60
File MD5d8a867fc531ad09b19fd5ac945a58d06
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (18)

PV Output requests 18 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) au.id.mcdonalds.pvoutput.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Pvoutput maps receive (custom) au.id.mcdonalds.pvoutput.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

PV Output APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of PV Output for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 6.0 or later. Version 3.11 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 3.11 · 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 PV Output free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the PV Output 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 d8a867fc531ad09b19fd5ac945a58d06.