Simple mode

Large text, big icons, and loud sounds. Make your phone easier for the elderly.

ColorOS · com.coloros.scenemode

4.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 500M+ downloads v15.0.13 12.8 MB Android 11+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details

At a glance

Latest version: v15.0.13 (150000013)
Updated: Jun 9, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 12.8 MB
Requires: Android 11+ (API 30)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Nov 22, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 23 (3 sensitive)
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Simple mode is an app by ColorOS in the Tools category, listed since at least November 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 13.1.5, the APK shrank from 22 MB to 12.8 MB. It asks for 23 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: precise location, camera and approximate location. Compared with version 14.0.11, it adds 1 new permission: “Camera”.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “apps”.

Simple mode is designed to help the elderly use their phone more easily. When you open Simple mode, your phone system automatically switches to larger text, bigger icons, and higher volumes, and uses handwriting as the input method and virtual buttons as the navigation method.

Version history

5 versions are listed; the oldest rated Trusted is v13.1.5.

v15.0.13 LATEST Jun 9, 2025 12.8 MB TRUSTED v14.0.11 Dec 14, 2024 12.4 MB TRUSTED v13.1.5 Mar 16, 2023 22 MB TRUSTED v94569.99990.300.1599.11015 Mar 22, 2024 10.6 MB UNKNOWN v899.9999.9999 Jan 6, 2024 9.4 MB UNKNOWN

All 5 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “OPPO” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature under review Jun 9, 2025
Signed by[email protected], CN=AndroidTeam, OU=ColorOS, O=OPPO, L=DongGuan, ST=GuangDong, C=CN
Signing certificate (SHA-1)16:EC:BD:5B:FA:0C:96:01:D5:D4:69:DC:2A:E4:99:39:C5:40:6C:FC
File MD5ca3d0f8cdd45b15ca52bba8c055a2abb
Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010

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Permissions (23)

Simple mode requests 23 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Ai app (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.AI_APP
Assistant (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.ASSISTANT
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Factdata database (custom) com.oplus.metis.factdata.permission.DATABASE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Interact across users full android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.coloros.scenemode.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Oplus oplus component safe (custom) oplus.permission.OPLUS_COMPONENT_SAFE
Oppo oppo component safe (custom) oppo.permission.OPPO_COMPONENT_SAFE
Oppo simple mode (custom) oppo.permission.SIMPLE_MODE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Sau (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.SAU
Security (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.SECURITY
Security (custom) com.oppo.permission.safe.SECURITY
Settings (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.SETTINGS
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Required hardware & features

Camera android.hardware.camera
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

Simple mode 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 Simple mode 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 the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is ca3d0f8cdd45b15ca52bba8c055a2abb.