Safe Notes is a secure notepad v4.9.8
APK · 5.1 MB · version code 59 · Android 6.0+ · uploaded Dec 19, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v4.9.91, uploaded Nov 7, 2025.
- Size: this file is 5.1 MB; the latest is 5.2 MB (77.1 KB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 6.0+; the latest needs Android 8.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 3 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read shared storage.
File information
- Version
- v4.9.8 (59)
- Uploaded
- Dec 19, 2025
- Size
- 5.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- dbd5d9b65b0672d228b2a5181863507f
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 9F:0C:BD:E8:96:7B:D0:52:21:85:E9:12:62:33:E1:CB:8B:93:1B:A3
- Signed by
- CN=Ben Isbell, OU=R&D, O=Ben Isbell Software, L=Parma Heights, ST=OH, C=US
- File name
- com-isbell-ben-safenotes-59-72884918-dbd5d9b65b0672d228b2a5181863507f.apk
- Package
- com.isbell.ben.safenotes
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v4.9.8
Updated Google libraries and misc bug fixes.
Permissions (11)
This version requests 11 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- 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
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.isbell.ben.safenotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- 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 19, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Ben Isbell Software” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Dec 19, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 19, 2025
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Safe Notes is a secure notepad on Android 6.0+
You'll need about 10.3 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (5.1 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-isbell-ben-safenotes-59-72884918-dbd5d9b65b0672d228b2a5181863507f.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 dbd5d9b65b0672d228b2a5181863507f. 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 Safe Notes is a secure notepad — 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 6.0+). 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.