VPN Shortcut
Shortcut to Android VPN Settings
Dieter Thiess · de.dieterthiess.vpnshortcut
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2025-10-20 (37)
- Updated
- Jan 30, 2026 (8 months ago)
- APK size
- 155.4 KB
- Requires
- Android 1.6+ (API 4)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Jul 29, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 2
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
VPN Shortcut is an app by Dieter Thiess in the Tools category, listed since at least July 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 2 permissions, none of them sensitive. It asks for the same permissions as version 2025-08-22.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v2025-03-28.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jan 30, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Dieter Thiess” 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 Jan 30, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jan 30, 2026
- Signed byCN=Dieter Thiess, L=Düsseldorf, ST=NRW, C=DE
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)B8:C6:3B:1E:67:DE:A3:39:47:C2:B6:D7:7F:E1:7E:88:10:36:1D:28
- File MD53a12dadf950a1753c617af4d32075ad6
- 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 (2)
VPN Shortcut requests 2 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
VPN Shortcut 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 VPN Shortcut 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 3a12dadf950a1753c617af4d32075ad6.
