Yandex Start v3.14
APK · 4.7 MB · version code 400314 · Android 2.1+ · uploaded May 5, 2014
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 v26.80, uploaded Sep 21, 2026 — about 12 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.7 MB; the latest is 307.4 MB (302.7 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.1+; the latest needs Android 9+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 87 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices custom audience, Location in the background, Access local network, Access media location, Access notification policy, Authenticate accounts….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Get tasks, Read phone status and identity, Read sms, Modify shared storage, Browser read history bookmarks (custom), Promolib access start svc (custom), Promolib read data (custom), Promolib receive data (custom)….
File information
- Version
- v3.14 (400314)
- Uploaded
- May 5, 2014
- Size
- 4.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.1+ (API 7)
- CPU support
- ARM (legacy)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- f42410e6e8ee9b37fbf7a52720a99dac
- 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-searchplugin-400314-5598172-f42410e6e8ee9b37fbf7a52720a99dac.apk
- Package
- ru.yandex.searchplugin
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v3.14
We've improved the stability of the app.
Permissions (20)
This version requests 20 permissions, 8 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
- Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Browser read history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Full (custom) ru.yandex.device_id.FULL
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Promolib access start svc (custom) com.yandex.promolib.permission.ACCESS_START_SVC
- Promolib read data (custom) com.yandex.promolib.permission.READ_DATA
- Promolib receive data (custom) com.yandex.promolib.permission.RECEIVE_DATA
- Promolib sync data (custom) com.yandex.promolib.permission.SYNC_DATA
- Promolib write data (custom) com.yandex.promolib.permission.WRITE_DATA
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- 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 v7.16, which matches Google Play v7.16
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 10, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 26, 2020
- Uploaded by “odd-bakkli” 213 followers · uploading since 2014
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 Start on Android 2.1+
You'll need about 9.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.7 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-searchplugin-400314-5598172-f42410e6e8ee9b37fbf7a52720a99dac.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 f42410e6e8ee9b37fbf7a52720a99dac. 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 Start — 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 2.1+). 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.