PlayZX
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v3.7 by Baltazar Studios, LLC
About PlayZX
PlayZX (Package Name: com.baltazarstudios.playzxtapes) is developed by Baltazar Studios, LLC and the latest version of PlayZX 3.7 was updated on August 27, 2025. PlayZX is in the category of Productivity. You can check all apps from the developer of PlayZX and find 53 alternative apps to PlayZX on Android. Currently this app is for free. This app can be downloaded on Android 9.0+ on APKFab or Google Play. All APK/XAPK files on APKFab.com are original and 100% safe with fast download.
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Select from thousands of Sinclair ZX Spectrum games and play them through the headphone jack to load them onto your Speccy. You can also select your local (on the device) TAP or TZX files, convert them to sound files and play them. This way you can load games for not only the ZX Spectrum micro but also any other retro computer that have compatible audio jacks.
IMPORTANT:
1. This is not an emulator, *it* will not play those games! You need an actual ZX Spectrum.
2. If you cannot browse and select your own files, it is likely caused by new Android permissions that Google changed with their newer development kits.
Please try this: Go to "System" -> "Apps & Notifications" -> Select "PlayZX" app -> scroll down to "Permissions" and allow "Storage" permission.
3. Make sure that your Android device is *not* connected to USB (for example, to charge it), while using this app. (Electrically, its ground needs to be floating with respect to the ZX Spectrum power supply)
4. Put your Android device in "Do Not Disturb" mode (*not* the Airplane mode as it needs internet access). This will prevent random notifications to disturb the signal output.
5. Use a good quality, preferably short, audio cable. For best results, use a stereo cable and turn the option to invert one stereo channel. Play with the volume: you may get different results on your phone vs. on your tablet, for example.
Select from thousands of Sinclair ZX Spectrum games and play them through the headphone jack to load them onto your Speccy. You can also select your local (on the device) TAP or TZX files, convert them to sound files and play them. This way you can load games for not only the ZX Spectrum micro but also any other retro computer that have compatible audio jacks.
IMPORTANT:
1. This is not an emulator, *it* will not play those games! You need an actual ZX Spectrum.
2. If you cannot browse and select your own files, it is likely caused by new Android permissions that Google changed with their newer development kits.
Please try this: Go to "System" -> "Apps & Notifications" -> Select "PlayZX" app -> scroll down to "Permissions" and allow "Storage" permission.
3. Make sure that your Android device is *not* connected to USB (for example, to charge it), while using this app. (Electrically, its ground needs to be floating with respect to the ZX Spectrum power supply)
4. Put your Android device in "Do Not Disturb" mode (*not* the Airplane mode as it needs internet access). This will prevent random notifications to disturb the signal output.
5. Use a good quality, preferably short, audio cable. For best results, use a stereo cable and turn the option to invert one stereo channel. Play with the volume: you may get different results on your phone vs. on your tablet, for example.
PlayZX 3.7 Update
The device will not go to sleep while this app is activeFixed saving last wave file (in Settings) for all devices
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PlayZX Features
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Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
300712
August 27, 2025
PlayZX
3.7
(300712)
Requires Android: Android 9.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: 160-240dpi
SHA1: 8884522c0d031c5bd513bcd3da61920aff41267b
Base APK: com.baltazarstudios.playzxtapes.apk
Split APKs: config.arm64_v8a, config.mdpi
Size: 82.87 MB
What's New:
The device will not go to sleep while this app is active
Fixed saving last wave file (in Settings) for all devices
Fixed saving last wave file (in Settings) for all devices
arm64-v8a
Android 9.0+
160-240dpi
300712
August 27, 2025
PlayZX
3.7
(300712)
Requires Android: Android 9.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: 160-240dpi
SHA1: dfd5a9607a85125193c3e30775a34d39d5aebab1
Base APK: com.baltazarstudios.playzxtapes.apk
Split APKs: config.arm64_v8a, config.xhdpi
Size: 80.12 MB
What's New:
The device will not go to sleep while this app is active
Fixed saving last wave file (in Settings) for all devices
Fixed saving last wave file (in Settings) for all devices
arm64-v8a
Android 9.0+
160-240dpi
Requires Android: Android 9.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: 160-240dpi
SHA1: a68518b1955722fbbd07359ddbf3f07f30fda52a
Size: 82.94 MB
What's New:
Settings: new switch to add some visual padding on the app screen bottom. Some users' phones OS would overlay system buttons making the bottom tab sunreachable.
Requires Android: Android 9.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: 160-240dpi
SHA1: 74f8b56e1e89bf5518201b41062529f0fc9439a3
Size: 82.7 MB
What's New:
* Fixed mono audio playback regression caused by Qt 6.9.1 (moved back to Qt 6.9.0)
* Fixed top of the app overlapping with the Android OS area by adding a padding
* Corrected width of the tabs on the bottom to pack them better
* Fixed top of the app overlapping with the Android OS area by adding a padding
* Corrected width of the tabs on the bottom to pack them better
Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
300207
July 16, 2024
PlayZX
3.2
(300207)
Requires Android: Android 6.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: 160dpi
SHA1: d2b9ad228dff556972a2ba89988537bdabe55b19
Base APK: com.baltazarstudios.playzxtapes.apk
Split APKs: config.arm64_v8a, config.xxxhdpi
Size: 30.69 MB
What's New:
Maintenance release to update the Android API level requirement.
arm64-v8a
Android 6.0+
160dpi
300207
July 18, 2024
PlayZX
3.2
(300207)
Requires Android: Android 6.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: 160dpi
SHA1: eea330424263af9788fdf20beceaa5732f82f5cc
Base APK: com.baltazarstudios.playzxtapes.apk
Split APKs: config.arm64_v8a, config.xxhdpi
Size: 30.68 MB
What's New:
Maintenance release to update the Android API level requirement.
arm64-v8a
Android 6.0+
160dpi
300207
July 18, 2024
PlayZX
3.2
(300207)
Requires Android: Android 6.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: 160dpi
SHA1: 2872fd54e11ac0f1c5e055c86ad9a9143eb13eda
Base APK: com.baltazarstudios.playzxtapes.apk
Split APKs: config.arm64_v8a, config.xhdpi
Size: 30.67 MB
What's New:
Maintenance release to update the Android API level requirement.
arm64-v8a
Android 6.0+
160dpi
300207
July 18, 2024
PlayZX
3.2
(300207)
Requires Android: Android 6.0+
Architecture: armeabi-v7a
Screen DPI: 160dpi
SHA1: 5e62632f8d14e486897027e570e0142c6e8fb571
Base APK: com.baltazarstudios.playzxtapes.apk
Split APKs: config.armeabi_v7a, config.xhdpi
Size: 27.36 MB
What's New:
Maintenance release to update the Android API level requirement.
armeabi-v7a
Android 6.0+
160dpi
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Update Date:
2025-08-27
Latest Version:
3.7
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Android 9.0+
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