Web Browser v1.8
APK · 6.4 MB · version code 9 · Android 4.4+ · uploaded Apr 28, 2020
- Same certificate as the other version checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.0, uploaded Feb 17, 2021 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 6.4 MB; the latest is 7.3 MB (875.7 KB larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v1.8 (9)
- Uploaded
- Apr 28, 2020
- Size
- 6.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 25bdf20f785a0ece61cb217f8edb762c
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 2A:B4:2C:83:8C:9A:0C:19:17:8A:2F:1C:29:67:D3:46:27:C9:D8:6D
- Signed by
- CN=join
- File name
- tools-browser-webbrowser-9-51440146-25bdf20f785a0ece61cb217f8edb762c.apk
- Package
- tools.browser.webbrowser
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.8
v1.8
Added desktop mode, full mode. Fixed some issues.
v1.7
- Optimized dark mode
v1.6
🔍Added quick switch to different search engines
v1.5
🆗Fix some issues, run more stable
v1.4
🔥 New upgrade, faster and more powerful
Permissions (15)
This version requests 15 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- 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
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Bridge (custom) tools.browser.webbrowser.andpermission.bridge
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Flashlight android.permission.FLASHLIGHT
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “join” Not the developer's name (“Ellen Wu”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Apr 28, 2020
- Antivirus scan passed Jan 7, 2021
- Uploaded by “split-store” Gold tier · 24,358 followers · uploading since 2019
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How to install Web Browser on Android 4.4+
You'll need about 12.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (6.4 MB). 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 tools-browser-webbrowser-9-51440146-25bdf20f785a0ece61cb217f8edb762c.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 25bdf20f785a0ece61cb217f8edb762c. 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 Web Browser — 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 4.4+). 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.