Socks Proxy VPN v12.2
APK · 6.7 MB · version code 14 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Aug 6, 2023
- Same certificate as v15.0, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v15.0, uploaded Apr 12, 2026 — about 2 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 6.7 MB; the latest is 10.9 MB (4.2 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 6.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 9 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Show notifications, Run at startup, Schedule exact alarms, Use exact alarm, Read Google service settings….
File information
- Version
- v12.2 (14)
- Uploaded
- Aug 6, 2023
- Size
- 6.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- df8c28519a6496a624fd77955729cc76
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 6E:5B:80:C0:87:6C:76:23:88:E4:74:CF:46:8A:71:8C:C9:67:10:6B
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-socks-proxy-vpn-14-65624966-df8c28519a6496a624fd77955729cc76.apk
- Package
- com.socks.proxy.vpn
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v12.2
Bug fixes
System Upgrade
Permissions (7)
This version requests 7 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as v15.0, which matches Google Play v15.0 · v13.3 · v13.2
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Aug 6, 2023
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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 Socks Proxy VPN on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 13.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (6.7 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-socks-proxy-vpn-14-65624966-df8c28519a6496a624fd77955729cc76.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 df8c28519a6496a624fd77955729cc76. 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 Socks Proxy VPN — 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.