
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.81 (81)
- Updated
- Nov 5, 2025 (11 months ago)
- APK size
- 5.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 12, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 15 (3 sensitive)
- Website
- mr-webb.co.uk
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
Wake On Lan is an app by Mike Webb in the Tools category, listed since at least February 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.
Since version 1.35, the minimum Android version rose from 4.0 to 7.0. It asks for 15 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: precise location, location in the background and approximate location. Compared with version 1.79, it drops 2 permissions: “Schedule exact alarms” and “Use exact alarm”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.81
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to v1.35. Since v1.81 it requires Android 7.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 5, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Mike Webb” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 5, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 5, 2025
- Signed byCN=Mike Webb
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)EF:18:1C:A3:AF:07:26:A9:20:D3:95:38:E8:84:F2:2D:96:32:7A:DF
- File MD5ada300aaa43ffcb0c6ea1379d982fcdd
- 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 (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (15)
Wake On Lan requests 15 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- 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) co.uk.mrwebb.wakeonlan.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Wake On Lan APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Wake On Lan for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 1.79 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. Get version 1.79 · 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 the Wake On Lan 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 3 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is ada300aaa43ffcb0c6ea1379d982fcdd.