Simple App Locker v1.8
APK · 2.8 MB · version code 8 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Oct 6, 2025
- Same certificate as v1.7, which matches Google Play Details
Quick check before downloading
Answer this to unlock the download. It keeps automated downloaders away.
File information
- Version
- v1.8 (8)
- Uploaded
- Oct 6, 2025
- Size
- 2.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 69cba022b3fbdd244f2f6f744b8eee38
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 6A:84:01:2C:18:4C:46:C4:D3:D2:C0:3F:4F:01:A2:52:25:18:A0:11
- Signed by
- CN=Yogesh Dama
- File name
- com-bhanu-simpleapplocker-8-71861567-69cba022b3fbdd244f2f6f744b8eee38.apk
- Package
- com.bhanu.simpleapplocker
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (15)
This version requests 15 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Package usage stats Sensitive android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Action manage overlay permission android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.bhanu.simpleapplocker.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Type application overlay android.permission.TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Yogesh Dama” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v1.7, which matches Google Play v1.7 · v1.6
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Oct 6, 2025
- 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 (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Simple App Locker on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 5.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (2.8 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-bhanu-simpleapplocker-8-71861567-69cba022b3fbdd244f2f6f744b8eee38.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 69cba022b3fbdd244f2f6f744b8eee38. 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 Simple App Locker — 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 5.0+). 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.