SWF Player - Flash File Viewer v1.72 free (build 477)
APK · 4.2 MB · version code 477 · Android 2.3+ · uploaded Feb 1, 2017
- Same certificate as v1.90 free (build 507), which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.90 free (build 507), uploaded Nov 7, 2025 — about 8 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.2 MB; the latest is 30.7 MB (26.4 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.3+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. 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, Run foreground services, Access all files, Show notifications, Google Play install referrer, Advertising ID….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Display over other apps, Modify shared storage, Push messaging (app-defined).
File information
- Version
- v1.72 free (build 477) (477)
- Uploaded
- Feb 1, 2017
- Size
- 4.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.3+ (API 9)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- aa7ac6d9d52fc5dc3ad1e1b900c5e521
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- E9:82:8D:BB:1D:6B:F0:F3:5E:2F:20:D2:95:53:FE:B4:DA:1D:56:01
- Signed by
- CN=issess, OU=issess.com, O=issess.com
- File name
- com-issess-flashplayer-477-23262783-aa7ac6d9d52fc5dc3ad1e1b900c5e521.apk
- Package
- com.issess.flashplayer
- Downloads (all versions)
- 5M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.72 free (build 477)
Ver 1.72
1. Fix problem that control menu does not show on Android L devices
2. fix exceptions.
Ver 1.71
1. support Android N
2. fix exceptions
Ver 1.70
1. support 64bit devices
2. fix exceptions
3. update theme
Ver 1.69
1. minor fix
2. fix exceptions
3. fix app name issue
Ver 1.68
1. fix orientation issue
2. minor fix
Ver 1.67
1. fix exceptions
Ver 1.66
1. fix exceptions
Ver 1.65
1. fix exceptions
2. update issess.net
Permissions (10)
This version requests 10 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.issess.flashplayer.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “issess.com” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v1.90 free (build 507), which matches Google Play v1.90 free (build 507) · v1.88 free (build 505) · v1.87 free (build 503) · v1.85 free (build 500)
Store checks
- Developer signature not verified Nov 10, 2021
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 28, 2020
- Uploaded by “msi8” Platinum tier · 104,482 followers · uploading since 2014
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (4 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install SWF Player - Flash File Viewer on Android 2.3+
You'll need about 8.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.2 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-issess-flashplayer-477-23262783-aa7ac6d9d52fc5dc3ad1e1b900c5e521.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 aa7ac6d9d52fc5dc3ad1e1b900c5e521. 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 SWF Player - Flash File Viewer — 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 2.3+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for ARM 32-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.