Zen: personalized stories feed v1.2
APK · 6.1 MB · version code 130 · Android 4.0+ · uploaded Oct 4, 2017
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked Details
Quick check before downloading
Answer this to unlock the download. It keeps automated downloaders away.
Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9.0.0, uploaded Dec 18, 2020 — about 3 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 6.1 MB; the latest is 20.9 MB (14.9 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.0+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 30 more permissions: Precise location, Access media location, Camera, Flag grant read uri permission, Run foreground services, Read app badge, Record audio (microphone), Request installing other apps….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Find accounts on the device, Read phone status and identity, Receive sms.
File information
- Version
- v1.2 (130)
- Uploaded
- Oct 4, 2017
- Size
- 6.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0+ (API 14)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- d9e9f8d49e857350b2cf65c83bb2101e
- 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
- com-yandex-zen-130-32494474-d9e9f8d49e857350b2cf65c83bb2101e.apk
- Package
- com.yandex.zen
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.2
We've noticed your feedbacks and already making Zen more interesting for you!
Now we have some important changes:
- Improved performance and stability of the app
- Different bug's fixes
Permissions (17)
This version requests 17 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Browser read history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- 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
- Yandex am communication (custom) com.yandex.permission.AM_COMMUNICATION
- Yandex read credentials (custom) com.yandex.permission.READ_CREDENTIALS
- Zenkitpartnerconfig read (custom) com.yandex.zenkitpartnerconfig.permission.READ
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “OOO Yandex” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Oct 4, 2017
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 30, 2020
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (4 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Zen: personalized stories feed on Android 4.0+
You'll need about 12.1 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (6.1 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-yandex-zen-130-32494474-d9e9f8d49e857350b2cf65c83bb2101e.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 d9e9f8d49e857350b2cf65c83bb2101e. 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 Zen: personalized stories feed — 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 4.0+). 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.