VCU Mobile v5.5.7
APK · 10.8 MB · version code 115 · Android 7.0+ · uploaded Nov 14, 2024
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.5.8, uploaded Jul 3, 2025 — about 8 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 10.8 MB; the latest is 10.8 MB (39.7 KB larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v5.5.7 (115)
- Uploaded
- Nov 14, 2024
- Size
- 10.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 09a26e4c91221923aa29bcd8216272f3
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 85:2D:67:20:0D:48:88:DA:D3:FE:F8:B1:62:C6:3E:90:3B:F3:58:96
- Signed by
- CN=Eric Denman, OU=Blackboard Mobile, O=Blackboard, L=San Francisco, ST=CA, C=US
- File name
- com-blackboard-android-central-vcu-115-69227385-09a26e4c91221923aa29bcd8216272f3.apk
- Package
- com.blackboard.android.central.VCU
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.5.7
Bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Permissions (14)
This version requests 14 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.blackboard.android.central.VCU.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 14, 2024.
- Certificate issued to “Blackboard” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Nov 14, 2024
- Validated against Google Play Nov 14, 2024
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install VCU Mobile on Android 7.0+
You'll need about 21.5 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-blackboard-android-central-vcu-115-69227385-09a26e4c91221923aa29bcd8216272f3.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 09a26e4c91221923aa29bcd8216272f3. 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 VCU Mobile — 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 7.0+). 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.