Yandex Start

The Yandex Start app has everything you need on one screen.

Яндекс · ru.yandex.searchplugin

4.5 out of 5 (177 ratings) 100M+ downloads v26.80 307.4 MB Android 9+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Same certificate as v7.16, which matches Google Play Details

At a glance

Latest version: v26.80 (260800193)
Updated: Sep 21, 2026 (17 days ago)
APK size: 307.4 MB
Requires: Android 9+ (API 28)
CPU support: ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Tools (app)
Permissions: 96 (17 sensitive)
Website: yandex.ru
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Yandex Start is an app by Яндекс in the Tools category. It includes native code only for ARM 64-bit, so it won't install on phones that can only run 32-bit apps.

Since version 23.114, the APK grew from 253.4 MB to 307.4 MB. Since version 4.99, the minimum Android version rose from 4.2 to 9. It asks for 96 permissions, 17 of them sensitive, including precise location, location in the background and camera. Compared with version 23.114, it adds 31 new permissions (“Access media location”, “Call phone”, “Display over other apps” and 28 more) and drops 5 (“Activity recognition”, “Read media images”, “Read media video” and 2 more). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

4.5out of 5177 ratings

5 ★77%
4 ★9%
3 ★8%
2 ★1%
1 ★5%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v26.80

Some things have been fixed to make the app faster and better.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “troy8882”.

The Yandex Start app has everything you need on one screen. Make any page your home page. Easy search, weather, and traffic right on your home page, plus translations of webpages, images, and videos online. Choose your home page: Pick any page to start your day with online. It could be, for example, ya.ru — the Yandex Home Page — or your own site. Everything you need on your home page: Weather forecasts for your area, traffic, and easy Yandex search with quick suggestions. Translate pages and images: It's now easier than ever to translate almost any site, buy tickets, or find out a business' hours, even if you're in a country where you don't speak the language. Yandex Start translates entire sites, individual sentences, or even text in images from more than a hundred different languages. Translate and dub videos: Find and watch videos from all over the world translated and voiced in Russian by Yandex's neural networks. Learn about travel, cars, gadgets, scientific discoveries, recipes, and everything else being talked about in English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian. Avoid unwanted calls. Voice assistant Alice will set up a caller ID and get rid of unwanted conversations. Just say, “Alice, turn on the caller ID.” By downloading the application, You accept the terms of the License agreement https://yandex.ru/legal/search_mobile_agreement/?lang=en

Version history

6 versions are listed; the oldest rated Trusted is v4.99. Since v26.80 it requires Android 9+.

v26.80 LATEST Sep 21, 2026 307.4 MB TRUSTED v23.114 Sep 5, 2024 253.4 MB TRUSTED v7.16 Jun 16, 2026 30.8 MB TRUSTED v6.10 Nov 1, 2019 41.6 MB TRUSTED v4.99 Oct 28, 2018 7 MB TRUSTED

All 6 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “OOO Yandex” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as v7.16, which matches Google Play v7.16

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Sep 21, 2026
Signed byCN=OOO Yandex, OU=Mobile Development, O=OOO Yandex, L=Moscow, ST=Moscow, C=RU
Signing certificate (SHA-1)5D:22:42:74:D9:37:7C:35:DA:77:7A:D9:34:C6:5C:8C:CA:6E:7A:20
File MD53499f17a212c7e6e4e4385e3ea4f24bf
Uploaded by “troy8882” 1 followers · uploading since 2025

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 (96)

Yandex Start requests 96 permissions, 17 of them sensitive.

Access media location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read calendar Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
Read media audio Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
Write calendar Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
Access local network android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Alarm set alarm (custom) com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM
Appicons full (custom) ru.yandex.searchplugin.appicons.APPICONS_FULL
Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Commondata get common data (custom) com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Credential manager query candidate credentials android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_QUERY_CANDIDATE_CREDENTIALS
Credential manager set allowed providers android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ALLOWED_PROVIDERS
Credential manager set origin android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ORIGIN
Detect screen capture android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
Flashlight android.permission.FLASHLIGHT
Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
Foreground service phone call android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Hide overlay windows android.permission.HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS
Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
Icon read state (custom) com.yandex.alice.icon.permission.READ_STATE
Images full (custom) ru.yandex.searchplugin.images.IMAGES_FULL
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) ru.yandex.searchplugin.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Launcher bind widget (custom) com.sec.android.launcher.permission.BIND_WIDGET
Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Launcher read settings (custom) com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.gogo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
Manage own calls android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS
Mapsagent read app info (custom) com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Nfc android.permission.NFC
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) ru.yandex.searchplugin.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
Read user dictionary android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Relay permission (custom) com.yandex.music.RELAY_PERMISSION
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
Searchplugin process push msg (custom) ru.yandex.searchplugin.permission.PROCESS_PUSH_MSG
Searchplugin push provider (custom) ru.yandex.searchplugin.permission.PUSH_PROVIDER
Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
Vassistant use wakeup service (custom) com.huawei.vassistant.permission.USE_WAKEUP_SERVICE
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Write user dictionary android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
Yandex am communication (custom) com.yandex.permission.AM_COMMUNICATION
Yandex read credentials (custom) com.yandex.permission.READ_CREDENTIALS

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

Yandex Start APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Yandex Start for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 9 or later. Version 23.114 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 7.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 23.114 · 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 Yandex Start APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as version 7.16, whose signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 3499f17a212c7e6e4e4385e3ea4f24bf.