Total Commander - file manager v2.90
APK · 2 MB · version code 229 · Android 1.5+ · uploaded Mar 7, 2018
- Same certificate as v3.62, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9999.9999.999.999, uploaded Mar 31, 2024 — about 6 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 2 MB; the latest is 6.9 MB (4.9 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 1.5+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 25 more permissions: View Wi-Fi connections, Run foreground services, Show notifications, Read app badge, Run at startup, Control vibration, Launcher update count (custom), Internal broadcast protection (app-defined)….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Access superuser, Bluetooth, Bluetooth admin, Modify shared storage, Add home-screen shortcuts, Restricted (custom).
File information
- Version
- v2.90 (229)
- Uploaded
- Mar 7, 2018
- Size
- 2 MB
- Requires
- Android 1.5+ (API 3)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy), MIPS
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 8b06e0d71ca170fdba2289421df01a81
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 4B:54:D7:86:E2:E5:A0:AC:37:44:0E:A8:10:3A:90:0B:E1:53:D6:CA
- Signed by
- CN=Christian Ghisler, OU=Development, O=Ghisler Software GmbH, L=Bolligen, ST=BE, C=CH
- File name
- com-ghisler-android-totalcommander-229-35632917-8b06e0d71ca170fdba2289421df01a81.apk
- Package
- com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.90
2.80:
- Unpack ZIP/RAR files larger than 4 GB
- Support for Android 7
- New buttons for audio/video player
- Better handling of external USB and SD-Cards
- Move files from/to external SD-Cards/USB drives
- Show compatibility warning about Purify, Greenify...
- Bugfixes: Media scanner, remount drives on Android N
Media Player:
- Remember last playlist
- Sleep timer
- Notifications for each new track
- Load album images from cover.jpg/png/gif
- Show current track number+total in the notification
Permissions (9)
This version requests 9 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access superuser android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Restricted (custom) com.ghisler.tcplugins.restricted
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Ghisler Software GmbH” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v3.62, which matches Google Play v9999.9999.999.999 uses another certificate. v3.62 · v2.92b1 · v9999.9999.999.999
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Mar 20, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 9, 2020
- Uploaded by “mrsongosucks” Silver tier · 13,092 followers · uploading since 2017
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (6 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Total Commander - file manager on Android 1.5+
You'll need about 4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (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-ghisler-android-totalcommander-229-35632917-8b06e0d71ca170fdba2289421df01a81.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 8b06e0d71ca170fdba2289421df01a81. 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 Total Commander - file manager — 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 1.5+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy), MIPS 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.