At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.1.8 (33)
- Updated
- Nov 7, 2025 (11 months ago)
- APK size
- 5 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 19, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 15 (1 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Volume Control (with widget) is an app by Nik Satyr in the Tools category, listed since at least March 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 15 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: display over other apps. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.1.7. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v2.1.8
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v2.1.6.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 7, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Nik Satyr” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 7, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 7, 2025
- Signed byCN=Nik Satyr
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)45:AB:89:5D:3F:2B:79:99:18:33:2F:CE:DA:17:44:68:0E:F9:08:47
- File MD5974138041008ae7b132519d6f4e13c19
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (15)
Volume Control (with widget) requests 15 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.niksatyr.volumecontroller.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Volume Control (with widget) APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Volume Control (with widget) APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 974138041008ae7b132519d6f4e13c19.
