At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.9.0 (109000)
- Updated
- Jul 17, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 11 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.1+ (API 22)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Music & Audio (app)
- Listed since
- May 1, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 18 (3 sensitive)
- Website
- rci.fm
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
RCI Radio is an app by RCI GROUP in the Music & Audio category, listed since at least May 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 18 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: record audio, read shared storage and modify shared storage. Compared with version 1.8.0, it adds 1 new permission: “Foreground service media playback”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.9.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v1.7.5.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 17, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “RCI” 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 Jul 17, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Jul 17, 2025
- Signed byCN=RCI, OU=RCI, O=RCI, L=Unknown, ST=Unknown, C=Unknown
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)04:42:65:0F:52:11:45:9B:0F:3F:EB:40:9C:E4:A2:F3:48:BA:74:05
- File MD5667552c0aafc25811e4d6ead73cf9ea5
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (18)
RCI Radio requests 18 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- 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
- Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) fm.rci.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
RCI Radio 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 RCI Radio 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 667552c0aafc25811e4d6ead73cf9ea5.
