
War Steps - Turn-based shooter
Seize the territory and eliminate all enemy units in turn-based online battle.
Elegant Develop · com.eldev.turnbased.warsteps
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.4.97 (27)
- Updated
- Aug 30, 2026 (1 month ago)
- APK size
- 54.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Strategy (game)
- Listed since
- Apr 16, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 20 (7 sensitive)
- Website
- el-dev.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
War Steps - Turn-based shooter is a game by Elegant Develop in the Strategy category, listed since at least April 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 20 permissions, 7 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage. Compared with version 1.4.96, it drops 1 permission: “View Wi-Fi connections”. The game can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.4.97
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v1.4.95.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 30, 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 verified Aug 30, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Aug 30, 2026
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)BB:D9:7D:78:CE:5F:68:FF:FF:AD:8A:23:C2:97:4B:4D:ED:29:1B:43
- File MD5b4bba45e2dbc9b656ba2e11257315ab3
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (20)
War Steps - Turn-based shooter requests 20 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Bluetooth advertise Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
- Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- 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.eldev.turnbased.warsteps.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
War Steps - Turn-based shooter 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 War Steps - Turn-based shooter 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 b4bba45e2dbc9b656ba2e11257315ab3.