
VPN Shuttle: Fast & Secure VPN
Fast, secure, unlimited VPN to unblock content and protect your privacy online
Shuttle VPN · com.shuttlevpn.free.proxy.gaming
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.3 (244)
- Updated
- Mar 28, 2026 (6 months ago)
- APK size
- 30.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 11, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 22 (3 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
VPN Shuttle: Fast & Secure VPN is an app by Shuttle VPN in the Tools category, listed since at least March 2021. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
Since version 2.6.1, the APK grew from 15.8 MB to 30.1 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 8.0. It asks for 22 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read shared storage, see all installed apps and modify shared storage. Compared with version 2.1, it adds 2 new permissions (“Access adservices custom audience” and “Foreground service system exempted”) and drops 1 (“View Wi-Fi connections”). The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
What's new in v2.3
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to v2.6.1. Since v2.3 it requires Android 8.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Mar 28, 2026.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature not checked yet Mar 28, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Mar 28, 2026
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)4C:66:29:01:0A:33:4D:43:43:4B:3D:4F:B1:BA:F0:13:8F:C2:9A:93
- File MD523c25df2cc64ec5fa29f7c1fe733bba9
- 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 (22)
VPN Shuttle: Fast & Secure VPN requests 22 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Foreground service system exempted android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.shuttlevpn.free.proxy.gaming.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Service (custom) com.shuttlevpn.free.proxy.gaming.SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
VPN Shuttle: Fast & Secure VPN APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of VPN Shuttle: Fast & Secure VPN for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 2.1 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. Get version 2.1 · All versions
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 VPN Shuttle: Fast & Secure VPN free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the VPN Shuttle: Fast & Secure VPN 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 23c25df2cc64ec5fa29f7c1fe733bba9.