Smart Notes

It supports quick memo, provides calendar service and convenient memo functions.

SmartWho · com.james.SmartNotepad

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v3.9.7 8.8 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v3.9.7 (95)
Updated: Jun 23, 2026 (4 months ago)
APK size: 8.8 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Productivity (app)
Listed since: Jan 29, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 12 (2 sensitive)
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Smart Notes is an app by SmartWho in the Productivity category, listed since at least January 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 12 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read calendar and modify shared storage. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v3.9.7

[ Version 3.9.7 ] - Android 13 stabilization - Additional convenience features - Design improvements - Bug fixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

[ Notes ] ○ Provides a quick memo writing function ○ Provides multi-select feature (Remove, Backup, Complete, Protect, Lock) ○ Memo recording ○ Voice input ○ File backup function (txt, xml format) ○ Memo share ○ Translation - A memo translation - Voice Play - Language translation support Bulgarian China Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Filipino Finnish French German Greek Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Spanish Serbian Slovak Slovenian Swedish Ukrainian Vietnamese Persian Arabic [ Note calendar ] ○ Month, daily written notes (modified) query function ○ Support Google Calendar query and copy to the NOTES [ DB Backup | Restore (new) ] ○ Full database backup supports - BACKUP PATH : /{sdcard path}/SmartNotes [ Item Backup | Restore (old) ] ○ Multi-select, command support (Restore, Delete) ○ Backup, recovery, support, individual note ○ The user\'s full backup, recovery support (XML) ○ Automatic full backup, and recovery support ○ Text, XML Viewer Services ○ TXT File import - BACKUP PATH : /{sdcard path}/SmartNotepad [ Trash box ] ○ Recycle Bin offers [ SETTINGS ] ○ Smart Notes settings [ Home screen widget ] ○ widget(2*1) 3 posts ○ widget(2*2) 6 posts English To Play feature Phone menu> Settings> Accessibility> TTS(text-to-speech) voice data from the installation should proceed. For voice input feature [Google Voice Search] application in the market for search and install the required support.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 23, 2026.
Certificate issued to “James Lim” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Jun 23, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jun 23, 2026
Signed byCN=James Lim, L=Seoul
Signing certificate (SHA-1)10:FD:48:4F:F2:E5:15:04:CD:85:86:AF:2B:7C:C0:D3:B8:FB:61:1A
File MD528fba6b5ccb87e4a0165b83ad81b51d1
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (12)

Smart Notes requests 12 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read calendar Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.james.SmartNotepad.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Smart Notes APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Smart Notes APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 28fba6b5ccb87e4a0165b83ad81b51d1.