Wano: African Video & Culture

Name: Wano: African Video & Culture
Rating: 4.88 (102 reviews)
Author: Wano Africa

LiveWano Africa1 app · 51.2K installsEntertainmentFreecom.wano.app

Watch African videos: culture, content & diaspora stories. No sign-up.

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Total installs: 51,171
Installs / day: 0
Rating: 4.9★
Released: 13 Sept 2025
Last update: 17 Sept 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

Full history

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 12 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇺🇬 Uganda (~58%), out of 2 countries where it is charted.

Uganda58%#61 Top free · Entertainment
Ghana42%#189 Top free · Entertainment

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 12 Oct

Chart	Country	Rank	Change
Top free · Entertainment	UG	#61	▼ 6
Top free · Entertainment	GH · 11 Oct	#189	—

App manifest

Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

No data shared with third parties
Collects data Personal info, Photos and videos and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

15 in 5 groups

7 Sensitive3 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Use your camera to take photos and record videos
Record sound using your phone's microphone
Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are using

Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA

MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO

OtherSensitive9

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

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Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

Wano is home to real African culture — short videos, Afrobeats music, comedy, street food, travel and everyday life from Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and the global diaspora. No sign-up required. Open the app and start watching instantly — real stories from real people, not a feed engineered to keep you scrolling. WHY WANO • Community over algorithms, culture over clicks • Watch instantly — no account needed • Feeds built around language and community, not just what's going viral • Discover creators from across Africa and the diaspora telling their own stories • A home for African video that isn't buried in a global feed WHAT YOU'LL FIND • African videos and Afrobeats music moments • Street food and everyday life across Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and beyond • Travel through cities, villages and communities • Comedy, lifestyle and real, unscripted moments • Diaspora stories connecting Africa to the world, wherever you are BUILT FOR CREATORS Share your culture, your creativity, your everyday moments — instantly. Wano gives African and diaspora creators a place to be seen and heard, without having to perform for an algorithm to get there. If you're a creator telling stories from Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya or the diaspora, Wano is built for you. FOR THE DIASPORA Wherever you live, stay connected to the culture, music and stories you grew up with — and discover new ones. Wano brings Africa's creators and its diaspora onto one platform. SIMPLE BY DESIGN No account required to watch. No algorithm deciding what you should see. Just open the app and find culture, community and real people — fast. ONE PLATFORM. ONE CULTURE. EVERYWHERE. Feel the energy of Africa. See the stories of the diaspora. Move to the rhythm of Afrobeats and more — all in one place. Wano is also building toward original African stories and documentaries — real culture, not just clips, for the long run. Download Wano and watch African culture, unfiltered..

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