Verify your Apkaura APK

Apkaura is distributed outside the Play Store. Verifying the signing certificate is the only way to be sure the APK you got is the one we built — and not a repackaged copy carrying modifications you didn't consent to.

1Get the fingerprint from your APK

Pick whichever tool you already have. All three read the certificate embedded in the APK signature block — no upload required.

Using apksigner (Android SDK build-tools):

apksigner verify --print-certs your-apkaura.apk | grep SHA-256

Using APK Analyzer (bundled with Android Studio):

Build → Analyze APK… → open the APK → META-INF → APK Signature. The v2/v3 scheme block shows the SHA-256 of the signing certificate.

On your device (using an APK inspector app):

Any APK inspector that surfaces certificate fingerprints will work. Apkaura's own inspector shows the SHA-256 in the install prompt's Signature section — you can install a suspect APK into a scan from another Apkaura instance to check.

2Compare with the official fingerprint

The 64-character hex string above is the ground truth. If your APK's SHA-256 matches character for character, you have the official build.

Case doesn't matter (some tools output uppercase). Whitespace and colons don't matter either — many tools print E5:A6:05:34:.... Ignore separators, only compare the hex.

3What to do if the fingerprint doesn't match

A mismatch means the APK was resigned by someone else. In that case:

• The APK is not the build we shipped.
• VirusTotal scanning inside its inspector will not work — the proxy rejects requests it can't authenticate.
• The APK may contain modifications, injected trackers, or ads we never authored.

Uninstall it and get the official build from t.me/ApkauraApp.