FirTube — browser based on Android webView for watching YouTube.
About this app
FirTube — browser based on Android webView for watching YouTube.
Features: — Background play mode. — Ad blocking and skipping (expiremental). — Video auto-repeat. — Password for entry and password that wipes data + suspends access to the application (for emergency situations). — Emergency Wipe button (that also wipes data & suspends access to the application).
Licensed under Unlicense.
What's New in v3.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Apr 3, 2026 · 1.2 MB · Android API 29–36 · code 3
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 15bdf2266dfb5e9ee229fb3c00d6b112c50da435813468b2f6b5ddb3991e7713
Will it run on your device?
74%
- Targets newer Android builds, so legacy devices may be excluded.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be fir.tube is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
No earlier build is on record for FirTube, so there is nothing to roll back to yet. When a second version is published, this section will explain how to move between them safely.
Why we list sources instead of hosting everything
The official store channel is almost always the right choice: it updates automatically and carries the publisher's own distribution guarantees. A direct APK is useful when a device has no store access, when a rollout has not reached your region, or when you need a specific version — and only when the publisher has authorized that copy. APKBrowse does not list pirated, cracked, or unauthorized rebuilds of FirTube, and a listing is removed when the evidence for it stops holding up.
Get FirTube
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Other sources
F-Droid listing
officialF-Droid builds this app from source and signs it. This is its official listing, with older builds and full release notes.
Source code
verified publisherThe upstream repository this build is compiled from.
We check legality and signature continuity, but device behaviour still varies. Install at your own discretion.
App Information
Security Verification
We record provenance; we do not run malware scans. Verify the hash yourself before installing.
SHA-256 Hash
15bdf2266dfb5e9ee229fb3c00d6b112c50da435813468b2f6b5ddb3991e7713
Signing certificate
453970b5f306db01f8df63823b66229351f371b6eaa2f534c4814f884e34d29a
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Previous Versions
No earlier build is on record — this is the first release we have listed.
The signing certificate fingerprint for this release is on record, so a build that does not match it did not come from this publisher.
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