
Reading mode
Reading mode helps you with difficult-to-read text.
Google LLC · com.google.android.accessibility.reader
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.2.568206642 (2012)
- Updated
- May 8, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 11.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 9+ (API 28)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Sep 7, 2024 (at least)
- Permissions
- 5 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- google.com/accessibility
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Reading mode is an app by Google LLC in the Tools category, listed since at least September 2024. It includes native code only for ARM 64-bit, so it won't install on phones that can only run 32-bit apps.
It asks for 5 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: see all installed apps.
What's new in v1.2.568206642
Description
From the listing uploaded by “killer00085”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified May 8, 2025
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)CC:C6:9A:98:39:B9:84:B8:EF:BE:15:0E:73:4C:79:78:01:E1:85:4A
- File MD51e19b1ec725de53263bb47f11e79769a
- Uploaded by “killer00085” Bronze tier · 1,775 followers · uploading since 2021
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Permissions (5)
Reading mode requests 5 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.google.android.accessibility.reader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Reading mode 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 Reading mode 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 1e19b1ec725de53263bb47f11e79769a.