TP-Link Tether v2.3.5
APK · 2.5 MB · version code 22 · Android 2.3+ · uploaded Jun 30, 2015
- 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 7 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 2.5 MB; the latest is 101.9 MB (99.5 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.3+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 18 more permissions: Approximate location, Precise location, Bluetooth connect, Bluetooth privileged, Bluetooth scan, Camera, Change network state, Change wifi multicast state….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Read shared storage, Read phone status and identity, Modify shared storage.
File information
- Version
- v2.3.5 (22)
- Uploaded
- Jun 30, 2015
- Size
- 2.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.3+ (API 9)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- e152bd497abdad5f32211e4125b90897
- 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-22-9829836-e152bd497abdad5f32211e4125b90897.apk
- Package
- com.tplink.tether
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.3.5
1. Supports new device Archer C3200.
2. Supports multi-language.
Permissions (6)
This version requests 6 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- 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
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- 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 21, 2020
- Uploaded by “mushtaq1971” 396 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 2.3+
You'll need about 4.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (2.5 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-22-9829836-e152bd497abdad5f32211e4125b90897.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 e152bd497abdad5f32211e4125b90897. 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 2.3+). 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.