Simple Journal - Private Notes v4.15.1
APK · 6.8 MB · version code 303 · Android 11+ · uploaded Jan 14, 2026
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v4.17.0, uploaded Mar 28, 2026 — about 2 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 6.8 MB; the latest is 6.4 MB (451.5 KB smaller).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v4.15.1 (303)
- Uploaded
- Jan 14, 2026
- Size
- 6.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 11+ (API 30)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- b596590044da27e886249b8ea1b474f5
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 4B:11:F7:1B:31:9F:3A:93:A2:DB:D9:B9:30:2E:87:23:1C:B3:C5:DC
- Signed by
- O=Magille Ltd, L=Helsinki, C=FI
- File name
- fi-magille-simplejournal-303-73088869-b596590044da27e886249b8ea1b474f5.apk
- Package
- fi.magille.simplejournal
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v4.15.1
- Build target Android 16
- Lots of layout rework and improvements related to target api level change
- Settings screen rework, with basic/advanced mode
- New setting: Skip keyboard close on back gesture
Permissions (14)
This version requests 14 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) fi.magille.simplejournal.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jan 14, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Magille Ltd” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Jan 14, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jan 14, 2026
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Simple Journal - Private Notes on Android 11+
You'll need about 13.6 MB of free space.
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- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap fi-magille-simplejournal-303-73088869-b596590044da27e886249b8ea1b474f5.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 b596590044da27e886249b8ea1b474f5. 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 Journal - Private Notes — 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.
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