xNES

vubl · com.vuba.xnes

1.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 1.9K downloads v3.01 29 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Signed with Android's public test key Details

At a glance

Latest version: v3.01 (31)
Updated: Mar 18, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 29 MB
Requires: Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Listed since: May 30, 2019 (at least)
Permissions: 13 (5 sensitive)

About this APK

xNES is an app by vubl, listed since at least May 2019. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit and ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 13 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, record audio and call phone.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “rooyxr”.

xNES: a simplest NES emulator NES is your childhood game system or 4-buttons games. Enjoy you favorite games totally free, fun Easy to play with flexible gamepad, easy to save/load

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Unknown

Signing certificate

Signed with Android's public test key This key is published with Android's source code, so anyone can sign a file with it.
The same certificate signs apps from 141 different developers Developers sign only their own apps, so this almost always means the files were re-signed by someone else — often after being modified.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet May 20, 2019
Antivirus scan passed Oct 20, 2020
Signed by[email protected], CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Android, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)61:ED:37:7E:85:D3:86:A8:DF:EE:6B:86:4B:D8:5B:0B:FA:A5:AF:81
File MD5bc9df317b58ca7fab6a01506e2ccb1f7
Uploaded by “rooyxr” 83 followers · uploading since 2018

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Permissions (13)

xNES requests 13 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Billing (custom) com.appcoins.BILLING
Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Read logs android.permission.READ_LOGS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Location android.hardware.location
GPS android.hardware.location.gps
Network location android.hardware.location.network
Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

xNES APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the xNES APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. It is signed with Android's public test key, which anyone can use. Its signing certificate is also used for apps from 141 different developers. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is bc9df317b58ca7fab6a01506e2ccb1f7.