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Yandex Start APK for Android

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Mar 21, 2026

The potential of this app is unfathomable

Download Yandex Start APK 26.32 205MB Old versions

What is Yandex Start?

The Yandex company constantly brings to the mobile market more and more useful tools and applications for the average user – browsers, maps, weather, mail, cloud storage and much more. But we want to present you with an application that contains several useful utilities at the same time, which eliminates the need for additional installation of another bunch of programs from this developer.

By the will of fate, you ended up in an unfamiliar area for you, for example, a large city and have been wandering around in circles for a long time, trying to find the right avenue or lane? Are you hungry and want to “starve a worm” in an inexpensive catering establishment within walking distance, but due to poor orientation in the area, you cannot find anything suitable? The long-awaited football final has already begun, and you have been standing in a long traffic jam for several hours in a row, with no end in sight?

The Yandex program will become a lifesaver for you from the most difficult situations that you can imagine – enter the question of interest into the line, select the thematic category and study the answer given by the application in expanded form! The main task of this advanced and competently working tool is to simplify the life of ordinary people, but how the program copes with this can only be verified in practice.

Yandex operates on the basis of innovative solutions – what is Alice worth, able to solve many problems and come to the aid of the user in different situations. She will easily announce the current weather in a given region, tell you the nearest pharmacy, store or restaurant, and she does just fine with finding useful information on the global network. But Alice’s main advantage lies in improvisation, in other words, she does not answer the same questions in the same way, which is facilitated by the neural network technology used by the developers.

All users, without exception, should install the Yandex program on an Android device – this is an exemplary platform for performing any search queries from different thematic categories with an offer to visit the most useful information resources. Moreover, this service is absolutely free and is constantly evolving, so you can be sure that the developers will soon eliminate minor errors and supplement their product with a new package of useful functions.

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Download Yandex Start APK for Android

What's New in Version 26.32

Some things have been fixed to make the app faster and better.

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System Requirements

OS Version
Android 9.0 (Pie) or higher
Architecture
Varies by file (Which one do I need?)
Disk Space
~250 MB free space required
RAM
2 GB
Internet
Not required
Google Services
Required
Permissions (95)
  • Internet
  • Record Audio
  • Camera
  • Access Network State
  • Read External Storage

APK File Details

Package ID ru.yandex.searchplugin
Available on Google Play
Developer Direct Cursus Computer Systems Trading LLC
License Free
Monetization Contains Ads  
Content Rating Everyone
Interface Language
English +10

English, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Turkish, + 1 localization

APK Verification & Virus Scan Results

No Virus Signature Verified Safe & Original

Virus scan: Clean (0/61) View report. This APK is free of malware and its signature matches the official developer release.

Show File Details (SHA-256, SHA-1, MD5)

SHA-1 Signature:

5d224274d9377c35da777ad934c65c8cca6e7a20

SHA-256 Hash:

5eb67ff64ad0d1ebe9b33d489b90774ba46784d196751aef8506dadf8ad25def

MD5 Checksum:

2980b9252241c977c9df7886c8a51e0b

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Yandex Start safe to download?

Yes, Yandex Start is safe to download. The APK is scanned on every update — no malware or viruses detected. You can verify the full scan report in the Security section above.

How to install XAPK file?

XAPK is a split APK package. Standard Android installer cannot open it directly. Use 'SAI' or 'XAPK Installer' — they handle XAPK files automatically. Download the installer, open the XAPK file with it, and follow the on-screen steps. Read more

What Android version does Yandex Start require?

Yandex Start requires Android 9.0 (API 28) or higher. Optimized for Android 16 (API 36).

Is Yandex Start free?

Yes, it is free to use, but it is ad-supported.

How to update Yandex Start to the latest version?

Download the latest APK from this page and install it over your existing version — no need to uninstall first. Your data and settings will be preserved. We update the file as soon as a new version is released.

Does Yandex Start require Root access?

No root is required for basic use. Yandex Start works on standard Android for CPU info, RAM, battery, sensors, and network stats. Root unlocks a small set of advanced system parameters that Android restricts by default.

What processor architecture does Yandex Start support?

Yandex Start supports armeabi-v7a. This build does not support x86/x86_64 processors, so it will not run on most PC emulators. If you are unsure about your device architecture, check the Device Info section on this page.

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