TP-Link Tether v2.9.3
APK · 10.8 MB · version code 54 · Android 4.0+ · uploaded Mar 2, 2017
- Same certificate as v3.8.21, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v3.8.21, uploaded Feb 19, 2023 — about 5 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 10.8 MB; the latest is 101.9 MB (91.1 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.0+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 14 more permissions: Approximate location, Precise location, Bluetooth connect, Bluetooth privileged, Bluetooth scan, Change network state, Change wifi multicast state, Change wifi state….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Find accounts on the device, Read shared storage, Read phone status and identity, Modify shared storage, Push messaging (app-defined).
File information
- Version
- v2.9.3 (54)
- Uploaded
- Mar 2, 2017
- Size
- 10.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0+ (API 14)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- abb6a7d86d497d749ad6f341a6adfeba
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- C2:86:43:63:EF:24:DE:C3:24:FB:6C:55:7C:40:B8:C4:AE:E6:72:E0
- Signed by
- OU=TP-LINK Mobile, O=TP-LINK, L=ShenZhen, ST=GuangDong, C=cn
- File name
- com-tplink-tether-54-24377344-abb6a7d86d497d749ad6f341a6adfeba.apk
- Package
- com.tplink.tether
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.9.3
1. Support Cable Modem Router: CR1900 V1 will be the first supported Cable Modem Router.
2. Support LTE Gateway: MR200 V2 will be the first supported LTE Gateway.
3. Support Tri-Band Range Extender: RE550 V1 will be the first supported Tri-Band Range Extender.
4. Redesign the AP mode.
5. User experience enhancement.
Permissions (12)
This version requests 12 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.tplink.tether.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “TP-LINK” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v3.8.21, which matches Google Play v3.8.21 · v3.3.25
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Mar 8, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 28, 2020
- Uploaded by “gs3passion” Bronze tier · 1,539 followers · uploading since 2012
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 TP-Link Tether on Android 4.0+
You'll need about 21.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (10.8 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-tplink-tether-54-24377344-abb6a7d86d497d749ad6f341a6adfeba.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 abb6a7d86d497d749ad6f341a6adfeba. 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 TP-Link Tether — 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 4.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-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.