Shadowsocks v5.2.4
APK · 7.4 MB · version code 5020402 · Android 6.0+ · uploaded Jun 25, 2021
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.2.6, uploaded Nov 24, 2025 — about 4 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 7.4 MB; the latest is 8.3 MB (926.6 KB larger).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Modify shared storage.
File information
- Version
- v5.2.4 (5020402)
- Uploaded
- Jun 25, 2021
- Size
- 7.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- ddc92f629387855e2bb355f7248403cd
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 58:A9:0F:84:CF:E9:9D:42:80:AE:C6:77:C9:A1:29:2F:AE:13:16:77
- Signed by
- CN=Max Lv, OU=PPI, O=Fudan Univ., L=Pudong, ST=Shanghai, C=cn
- File name
- com-github-shadowsocks-5020402-58414520-ddc92f629387855e2bb355f7248403cd.apk
- Package
- com.github.shadowsocks
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.2.4
3.0.4
1. Fix issues of kcptun on Android 4.x
2. Add aes-128/192/256-ctr ciphers.
3. Remove some deprecated ciphers.
3.0.3
Add experimental KCPTUN support.
KCPTUN should run as a plugin server of shadowsocks server.
Example:
Run a KCPTUN on your server, listening on port `53`, redirecting to shadowsocks port `8388`:
```
sudo kcptun -l :53 -t 127.0.0.1:8388 --crypt none --mtu 1024 --sndwnd 1024 --rcvwnd 1024 --mode fast --nocomp
```
2.10.8
* Fix QR Scanner on Android 4.x
* Minor bug fixes
Permissions (11)
This version requests 11 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- 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
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Service (custom) com.github.shadowsocks.SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Fudan Univ.” Not the developer's name (“telimo”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jun 25, 2021
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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How to install Shadowsocks on Android 6.0+
You'll need about 14.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (7.4 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-github-shadowsocks-5020402-58414520-ddc92f629387855e2bb355f7248403cd.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 ddc92f629387855e2bb355f7248403cd. 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 Shadowsocks — 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.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for 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.