SHOWTIME v2.5.1
APK · 17.2 MB · version code 1555959360 · Android 4.3+ · uploaded Jul 12, 2019
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.11, uploaded Dec 27, 2025 — about 6 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 17.2 MB; the latest is 25.7 MB (8.5 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.3+; the latest needs Android 5.1+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 6 more permissions: Run foreground services, Record audio (microphone), Modify shared storage, Device comrade capabilities (custom), Tv read epg data (custom), Tv write epg data (custom).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Change wifi multicast state, Change wifi state, Quickboot poweron, Read shared storage, Control vibration, Receive push notifications, Google Play install referrer, Sdkdemo catalog (custom)….
File information
- Version
- v2.5.1 (1555959360)
- Uploaded
- Jul 12, 2019
- Size
- 17.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.3+ (API 18)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- Android TV
- Supported
- MD5
- 678e3f97e222add4ab15411e92bfcc3e
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 4E:CF:56:84:C3:87:91:7F:D8:7A:B7:F1:37:A2:B1:BB:41:D3:D1:EF
- Signed by
- CN=Kelly Merrell, OU=Mercury Intermedia, O=Mercury Intermedia, L=Brentwood, ST=TN, C=US
- File name
- com-showtime-standalone-1555959360-46589824-678e3f97e222add4ab15411e92bfcc3e.apk
- Package
- com.showtime.standalone
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.5.1
Bug fixes and improvements
Permissions (16)
This version requests 16 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.showtime.standalone.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Quickboot poweron android.permission.QUICKBOOT_POWERON
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Sdkdemo catalog (custom) com.penthera.sdkdemo.permission.CATALOG
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Mercury Intermedia” Not the developer's name (“Showtime Digital Inc.”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jul 12, 2019
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 22, 2020
- Uploaded by “appstv” Gold tier · 58,174 followers · uploading since 2013
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How to install SHOWTIME on Android 4.3+
You'll need about 34.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (17.2 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-showtime-standalone-1555959360-46589824-678e3f97e222add4ab15411e92bfcc3e.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 678e3f97e222add4ab15411e92bfcc3e. 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 SHOWTIME — 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 4.3+). 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.