Root Checker v2022-27-12
APK · 4.6 MB · version code 1572127 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Dec 28, 2022
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2025-09-07, uploaded Sep 24, 2025 — about 2 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.6 MB; the latest is 44.7 MB (40.2 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.4+; the latest needs Android 9+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 7 more permissions: Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Run foreground services, Control vibration, Prevent the device from sleeping, Apphub bind apphub service (custom), Internal broadcast protection (app-defined).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Google Play install referrer.
File information
- Version
- v2022-27-12 (1572127)
- Uploaded
- Dec 28, 2022
- Size
- 4.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- f4d337148d253aff493089ece0defde7
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- FD:BB:FC:55:A7:98:84:2B:27:83:2D:B6:ED:F6:C8:93:97:94:6D:95
- Signed by
- CN=Jaskaran Dugar, OU=Howdy, O=Howdy, L=Ahmedabad, ST=Gujarat, C=91
- File name
- com-root-rootcheck-1572127-63983731-f4d337148d253aff493089ece0defde7.apk
- Package
- com.root.rootcheck
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (6)
This version requests 6 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 28, 2022.
- Certificate issued to “Howdy” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Dec 28, 2022
- Validated against Google Play Dec 28, 2022
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Root Checker on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 9.1 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.6 MB). 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 com-root-rootcheck-1572127-63983731-f4d337148d253aff493089ece0defde7.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 f4d337148d253aff493089ece0defde7. 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 Root Checker — 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 4.4+). 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.