Start menu for Android app icon

Start menu for Android

ChYK · com.ss.start

3.5 (4 ratings) 7.6K downloads v1.3.1 297.6 KB Android 2.2+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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  • Signed with Android's public test key Details

At a glance

Latest version
v1.3.1 (301)
Updated
May 30, 2013 (13 years ago)
APK size
297.6 KB
Requires
Android 2.2+ (API 8)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Personalization (app)
Listed since
Nov 4, 2012 (at least)
Permissions
7 (3 sensitive)
Website
chyk-ss.blogspot.com
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

Start menu for Android is an app by ChYK in the Personalization category, listed since at least November 2012. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 7 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: call phone, display over other apps and modify shared storage.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “bodybuilder27”.

This application is designed by a motive from the 'Start' menu for Windows series. Have you ever had some difficulties to search or manage applications installed on your device? This app supports very similar user interface to 'Start' menu of MS Windows. So you can search and manage all applications easily. Also, you can categorize your all installed apps to folders and create shortcut to a folder or a predefined group such as starred, hot, hidden and more. Other folder management apps are no more needed! The application drawer will be successfully replaced by this. * Main features - Very similar UI to Windows Start menu - pin apps to the favorites list - hot apps list - decorate panel by adding a widget - hide, app info, uninstall, folder for apps, shortcuts and activities - create shortcut to folder or more. - various skins: Windows 7, Windows XP, Mac OS... Keyword: Start menu, application drawer, folder organizer, apps organizer

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Unknown

Signing certificate

  • Signed with Android's public test key This key is published with Android's source code, so anyone can sign a file with it.
  • The same certificate signs apps from 141 different developers Developers sign only their own apps, so this almost always means the files were re-signed by someone else — often after being modified.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature not checked yet May 29, 2026
  • Antivirus scan passed Nov 1, 2020
  • Signed by[email protected], CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Android, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)61:ED:37:7E:85:D3:86:A8:DF:EE:6B:86:4B:D8:5B:0B:FA:A5:AF:81
  • File MD5909ede72bf27858d1e734266bf646776
  • Uploaded by “bodybuilder27” Silver tier · 36,392 followers · uploading since 2011

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Permissions (7)

Start menu for Android requests 7 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Start menu for Android 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 Start menu for Android APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. It is signed with Android's public test key, which anyone can use. Its signing certificate is also used for apps from 141 different developers. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 909ede72bf27858d1e734266bf646776.

Tags

start personalization menu android

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