At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.6.1 (10)
- Updated
- May 12, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 2.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Listed since
- Aug 19, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 7 (2 sensitive)
About this APK
Sideload Channels is an app, listed since at least August 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 7 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read shared storage and modify shared storage.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appstvcommunity”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “MinhTamVN” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Aug 19, 2020
- Antivirus scan passed Jan 7, 2021
- Signed byCN=Nguyen Minh Tam VN, O=MinhTamVN, L=Ho Chi Minh, ST=Ho Chi Minh, C=VN
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)06:52:0A:7D:2B:55:C6:F3:36:B6:3B:F7:E1:6E:14:5F:F8:17:E3:C3
- File MD525f7b3b56d34418e7284108707156c5f
- Uploaded by “appstvcommunity” Silver tier · 10,843 followers · uploading since 2017
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Permissions (7)
Sideload Channels requests 7 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Tv read epg data (custom) com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA
- Tv write epg data (custom) com.android.providers.tv.permission.WRITE_EPG_DATA
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Leanback android.software.leanback
Sideload Channels APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the Sideload Channels APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 25f7b3b56d34418e7284108707156c5f.