Yandex Maps and Navigator v2.21
APK · 8.5 MB · version code 222 · Android 1.5+ · uploaded Apr 29, 2012
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v30.9.1, uploaded Sep 26, 2026 — about 14 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 8.5 MB; the latest is 346.6 MB (338.1 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 1.5+; the latest needs Android 8.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 49 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Location in the background, Access media location, Activity recognition, Authenticate accounts, Bluetooth advertise….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Access coarse updates, Install packages, Read phone status and identity, Modify shared storage, Full (custom), Full (custom).
File information
- Version
- v2.21 (222)
- Uploaded
- Apr 29, 2012
- Size
- 8.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 1.5+ (API 3)
- CPU support
- ARM (legacy)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- ecd3ebd9aae50061cc3d1dde86c3af3c
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 5D:22:42:74:D9:37:7C:35:DA:77:7A:D9:34:C6:5C:8C:CA:6E:7A:20
- Signed by
- CN=OOO Yandex, OU=Mobile Development, O=OOO Yandex, L=Moscow, ST=Moscow, C=RU
- File name
- ru-yandex-yandexmaps-222-556009-ecd3ebd9aae50061cc3d1dde86c3af3c.apk
- Package
- ru.yandex.yandexmaps
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.21
Show those things that words can’t express: add photos to your reviews in Yandex.Maps. Get the full picture of a place thanks to photos in other users’ reviews. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words!
Permissions (15)
This version requests 15 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Access coarse updates android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_UPDATES
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Full (custom) ru.yandex.auth.FULL
- Full (custom) ru.yandex.device_id.FULL
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Install packages android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “OOO Yandex” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v16.8.2, which matches Google Play v16.8.2 · v8.5
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 7, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 24, 2020
- Uploaded by “editoroak” 188 followers · uploading since 2012
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (5 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Yandex Maps and Navigator on Android 1.5+
You'll need about 16.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (8.5 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 ru-yandex-yandexmaps-222-556009-ecd3ebd9aae50061cc3d1dde86c3af3c.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 ecd3ebd9aae50061cc3d1dde86c3af3c. 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?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. 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 Yandex Maps and Navigator — 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 1.5+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for ARM (legacy) only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source; for this file we recommend not to.