Shorty

Pin any file directly to your home screen

Michal Mroček · cz.mroczis.shorty

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v1.0.5 5.3 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

Download APK 5.3 MB All versions

Same certificate as v1.0.4, which matches Google Play Details

At a glance

Latest version: v1.0.5 (6)
Updated: Jun 4, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 5.3 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Productivity (app)
Listed since: Feb 19, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 6
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

Shorty is an app by Michal Mroček in the Productivity category, listed since at least February 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 1.0.4, the APK shrank from 7.3 MB to 5.3 MB. It asks for 6 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 1.0.4, it drops 1 permission: “Run foreground services”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v1.0.5

Bugfixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Shorty allows you to pin any file from your phone or URL link to home application. Simply install Shorty and share some file or text from any application. Depending on file type you can also customize appearance of the icon. There are three possible icon styles: • text - write up to 10 characters, • thumbnail - depends on type of file, • preview - currently supported only for images. You can also pick icon background color and write custom label which will be displayed in your home app. Creators: Michal Mroček, Přemysl Vaculík

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v1.0.4.

v1.0.5 LATEST Jun 4, 2024 5.3 MB TRUSTED v1.0.4 Dec 16, 2025 7.3 MB TRUSTED

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Michal Mroček” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as v1.0.4, which matches Google Play v1.0.4

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 4, 2024
Signed byCN=Michal Mroček, L=Vigantice, ST=Czech Republic, C=CZ
Signing certificate (SHA-1)04:62:77:4E:7E:65:28:E8:E9:B5:4D:CE:58:24:F8:11:54:34:EB:7C
File MD599a34c42daf57e1308e51b173abf413a
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (6)

Shorty 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
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

Shorty APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Shorty APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as version 1.0.4, whose signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 99a34c42daf57e1308e51b173abf413a.