YouTube v5.2.27
APK · 7.2 MB · version code 5227 · Android 2.2+ · uploaded Oct 23, 2013
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v21.39.522-SECONDARY, uploaded Sep 28, 2026 — about 12 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 7.2 MB; the latest is 195.1 MB (187.9 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.2+; the latest needs Android 10+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 38 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Approximate location, Precise location, Access local network, Detect screen capture, Run foreground services, Foreground service camera….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Change network state, Manage accounts, Use credentials, Googleapps google auth (custom), Youtube (custom), Youtubeuser (custom).
File information
- Version
- v5.2.27 (5227)
- Uploaded
- Oct 23, 2013
- Size
- 7.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.2+ (API 8)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Google Play services
- Required
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- Android TV
- Supported
- MD5
- 212e281cf59916852c92e6d3ec3f090d
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 24:BB:24:C0:5E:47:E0:AE:FA:68:A5:8A:76:61:79:D9:B6:13:A6:00
- Signed by
- CN=Unknown, OU="Google, Inc", O="Google, Inc", L=Mountain View, ST=CA, C=US
- File name
- com-google-android-youtube-5227-4067027-212e281cf59916852c92e6d3ec3f090d.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.youtube
- Downloads (all versions)
- 2B
- Age rating
- PEGI 12 · Low Maturity
What's new in v5.2.27
* YouTube Mix automatic playlists for music videos
* Reply to comments
* Improved video quality for Android 4.2 and above
* Delete your own comment
* See if a comment was shared privately or publicly
* Share and like playlists
* Your liked and personal playlists appear in the left-hand guide drawer
Permissions (18)
This version requests 18 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Googleapps google auth (custom) com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.google.android.youtube.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Youtube (custom) com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH.youtube
- Youtubeuser (custom) com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH.YouTubeUser
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 4, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Google, Inc” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Other versions use a different certificate v21.39.522-SECONDARY, v20.26.46 and v17.34.35; v16.40.35, v14.43.55 and v14.05.56 use the same one as this file. Android normally won't update one with the other. v21.39.522-SECONDARY · v20.26.46 · v17.34.35
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Nov 4, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 4, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 5, 2020
- Uploaded by “mrdroid” 385 followers · uploading since 2013
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (6 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install YouTube on Android 2.2+
You'll need about 14.4 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (7.2 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 com-google-android-youtube-5227-4067027-212e281cf59916852c92e6d3ec3f090d.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 212e281cf59916852c92e6d3ec3f090d. 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 YouTube — 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 2.2+). 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.