VPN Shortcut v2025-03-28
APK · 155.5 KB · version code 34 · Android 1.6+ · uploaded May 3, 2026
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2025-10-20, uploaded Jan 30, 2026.
- Size: this file is 155.5 KB; the latest is 155.4 KB (140 B smaller).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v2025-03-28 (34)
- Uploaded
- May 3, 2026
- Size
- 155.5 KB
- Requires
- Android 1.6+ (API 4)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- fd862f159f5aaad01e35cc3df0a389d2
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- B8:C6:3B:1E:67:DE:A3:39:47:C2:B6:D7:7F:E1:7E:88:10:36:1D:28
- Signed by
- CN=Dieter Thiess, L=Düsseldorf, ST=NRW, C=DE
- File name
- de-dieterthiess-vpnshortcut-34-74606130-fd862f159f5aaad01e35cc3df0a389d2.apk
- Package
- de.dieterthiess.vpnshortcut
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (2)
This version requests 2 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on May 3, 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
- Developer signature verified May 3, 2026
- Validated against Google Play May 3, 2026
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install VPN Shortcut on Android 1.6+
You'll need about 311 KB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (155.5 KB). 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 de-dieterthiess-vpnshortcut-34-74606130-fd862f159f5aaad01e35cc3df0a389d2.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 fd862f159f5aaad01e35cc3df0a389d2. 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 VPN Shortcut — 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 1.6+). 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.