Verified editor

Daniel Brooks

Editorial team · APK Store

55publications

2018since

Androidapps · games · MOD

About myself Daniel Brooks

Daniel Brooks is the Android App Editor at APK Store. For the past eight years he has been testing Android apps, games and MOD builds - first as a QA engineer for mobile studios, now as a full-time editor. Every file he publishes goes through the same routine: source check, malware scan, permission review and a real installation test on his bench devices (Pixel 7 on Android 14, Galaxy A54 on Android 13, and a 2019 Redmi Note 8 for old-device compatibility). He writes the installation guides, keeps version details up to date and personally re-checks reader-reported problems. If something looks unsafe or misleading, it does not go live.

How we test and verify apps

Every app, game and MOD on APK Store goes through the same hands-on process before it reaches you. We have followed it on thousands of releases since 2018.

Source itWe take the file from the official developer or a trusted, verified upload — never random re-uploads.

Scan itEach file is scanned for malware, spyware and unsafe permissions before anything goes live.

Install itWe install and run every release on real Android devices to confirm it opens and works.

Check the MODFor MOD versions we verify that the listed features (unlimited money, unlocked, ad-free…) actually work.

Keep it freshWe update the version, size and Android requirement, and re-test when the developer ships a new build.