Secure VPN v0.2.4
APK · 23.5 MB · version code 30 · Android 4.1+ · uploaded Mar 17, 2020
- Signed differently from the Google Play version Details
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Answer this to unlock the download. It keeps automated downloaders away.
Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v0.8.8c, uploaded Oct 8, 2025 — about 5 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 23.5 MB; the latest is 7.4 MB (16.1 MB smaller).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.1+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: Billing (custom), Advertising (custom).
File information
- Version
- v0.2.4 (30)
- Uploaded
- Mar 17, 2020
- Size
- 23.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- a40c1960af6e2187aba5ec548db324fc
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 62:E9:89:48:72:E5:7F:3A:DC:D2:79:B6:8B:33:BF:EC:47:9B:8A:7F
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-secure-openvpn-30-50806836-a40c1960af6e2187aba5ec548db324fc.apk
- Package
- com.secure.openvpn
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (8)
This version requests 8 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
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.
- Signed differently from the Google Play version v0.8.8c and v0.8.7c, which match Google Play, use another certificate. Android normally won't update an installed Play Store copy with this file. v0.8.8c · v0.8.7c
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Mar 17, 2020
- Antivirus scan passed Sep 14, 2020
- 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 (5 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Secure VPN on Android 4.1+
You'll need about 47.1 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (23.5 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-secure-openvpn-30-50806836-a40c1960af6e2187aba5ec548db324fc.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 a40c1960af6e2187aba5ec548db324fc. 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 Secure VPN — 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 4.1+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.