Download PurePlay
Free, no account, no ads inside the app. One download, then it plays everything you already have — video and music.
Google Play
The recommended way to install: automatic updates and Play Protect scanning.
If the Play listing is not live yet, use the signed APK below.
Signed APK (side-load)
For devices without Play services, or to test a build before Play rolls it out.
Choose arm64-v8a for almost every phone from 2016 onwards.
Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Android version | 7.0 (API 24) or newer |
| Architecture | arm64-v8a (most phones), armeabi-v7a (older 32-bit), x86 / x86_64 (emulators, Chromebooks) |
| Storage | About 60 MB for the app, plus your media library |
| Permissions | Read access to media files; optional notification permission for playback controls |
| Network | Not required for local playback; only used for network streams you open |
Installing the APK
- Download the APK file for your device architecture.
- Open the downloaded file. Android will ask you to allow installing from this source — allow it for your browser or file manager only.
- Tap Install, then Open.
- On first launch, grant access to your media so PurePlay can list your videos and music. Nothing is uploaded.
shasum -a 256 PurePlay-1.0.0-arm64-v8a.apk and compare it with the checksum on
the release page. On Android you can use any file manager that shows hashes.
Choosing the right architecture
- arm64-v8a — nearly every phone and tablet released since 2016.
- armeabi-v7a — older 32-bit ARM devices.
- x86_64 / x86 — Android emulators and a few Chromebooks.
- universal — one package that works everywhere, but larger.
Updates
If you install from Google Play, updates arrive automatically. If you side-load, download the new APK and install it over the old one — your history, resume positions and settings are kept, because every release is signed with the same key.
Permissions, explained
- Read media (videos and music) — needed to build the library. Without it PurePlay can only play files you open one by one from another app.
- Notifications — optional; used for the playback controls on the lock screen and in the notification shade.
- Foreground service — keeps playback alive when you switch to another app, with a visible notification.
PurePlay never requests all-files access, and has no internet permission usage other than opening network streams you explicitly start.