Universal Installer is an open-source (GPL-3.0-only) Android app by Nguyen Quang Minh (NQM). The APK we host is 6.6 MB, it needs Android 7.0 or newer, and it declares 23 permissions.
The file on this page is Universal Installer 1.20.0, 6.64 MB, and it installs on Android 7.0 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time app.pwhs.universalinstaller entered the site, and published both the file's SHA-256 and the certificate's fingerprint above so you can check the download yourself. That comparison says the file was not repackaged by someone else; it is not a review of what the app does.
The manifest inside the APK declares 23 permissions, including access to the camera. Android asks you to approve those the first time the app needs them.
Its licence is GPL-3.0-only. We took this build from F-Droid, and the source for this exact version is linked below.
We do not show a star rating or an install count for this page: we have no measured figure for either, and a number we cannot source is worth less than an empty field.
- Version
- 1.20.0
- Size
- 6.64 MB
- Requires Android
- API 24
- Package
- app.pwhs.universalinstaller
- Signature checked on
- Oct 30, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-only
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: 8c980e3595a188200ccb9e3ec220c43993fd314a1e5cc162c4d2eaa014df8a2c
Signing certificate (SHA-256): 40e1d86c6228809e07857a62edcf72952fea664e715317920150b937ef75f5de
We check that this file carries the same signing certificate as earlier releases of the same package. That shows the APK was not repackaged by someone else — it is not a security review of the app.
Declared permissions
- INTERNET
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- USE_BIOMETRIC
- USE_FINGERPRINT
- WAKE_LOCK
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- app.pwhs.universalinstaller.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- VIBRATE
- com.rosan.dhizuku.permission.API
- eu.darken.porter.permission.API
- moe.shizuku.manager.permission.API_V23
- CAMERA
More about this app
Our sister site 2113 Apps has a hand-written guide to Universal Installer, with a breakdown of what its APK contains. Read about Universal Installer on 2113 Apps
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