Hero11 Questions — Is It Real, Is It Legal, Install, Login, Payouts and Play

The Android package is real and measurable: we read its package id, version name, version code, byte size and SHA-256 on 22 October 2026 and publish all five so anyone can verify a download independently. What we cannot verify, and therefore do not publish, are payout totals, user counts or antivirus engine results.

Skill-based fantasy sports are treated differently from betting across most of India, but paid contests are not offered in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Telangana, Nagaland and Sikkim. Rules differ by state and change, so where you live determines what applies to you. Nothing on this site is legal advice.

Real-money gaming apps are commonly kept off the Indian Play Store listing. That is why the Android build is distributed as an APK file and why Android asks for your permission the first time you install one.

It means Android cannot attribute it to a store listing, so it asks you instead. The checks available to you are the byte size, the SHA-256 and the on-device Play Protect scan — all three are described on this site.

This is an independent information and promotion page, not the operator. We do not run contests, hold funds or settle payouts, and we are paid when people use the download and contest buttons. That is stated on the disclaimer page too.

Because there is one file. Sites that list a different version on every page are usually app directories covering many apps. Inventing ten version numbers for one package would be fabrication and the first download would expose it.

Paid contests are 18+ only, and age forms part of the verification step inside the app.

Practice and free formats involve no money and show the full cycle from selection to result. Paid contests require a deposit.

Anything inside the app — registration, verification documents, wallet and contest history — is held by the operator, not by this site. This site has no accounts and no forms.

In-app support, because it can see your account. Keep the withdrawal reference and your verification status to hand; both shorten the exchange considerably.

Hero11 is an Android app for fantasy cricket contests and casual games aimed at players in India. You pick a team for a real match, join a contest, and your score follows how those players perform.

Version 1.13.f675, version code 497893, 3.14 MB (3,288,315 bytes), package com.ofho.fhoy. We measured that file on 22 October 2026 and publish its SHA-256 so you can compare.

Real-money gaming apps are frequently kept off the Indian Play Store listing, so the Android build is distributed as an APK file. That is why the install asks for your permission the first time.

An APK will not install on iOS. On an iPhone or iPad the download button opens the browser contest lobby instead, which runs without any install.

The version name is for people: 1.13.f675. The version code is an integer Android compares during updates: 497893. A build can change the code without changing the name.

On a Mac or Linux machine run shasum -a 256 on the downloaded file. On Windows use certutil -hashfile with the SHA256 argument. The output should match the hash on this page character for character.

Both can be, for different builds. A size only means something next to a version code and a hash. That is why all three sit in the same table here.

The package id com.ofho.fhoy is what Android uses to identify the app. Two files with the same package id and the same signature update each other; a different package id installs as a separate app.

It opens the Hero11 promo page that serves the Android file. On an iPhone or iPad the same button opens the browser contest lobby instead, because an APK cannot install on iOS.

Android shows that prompt for every APK that did not come from the Play Store. Allow the install for the one app you are using, then switch the permission off.

Restart it on Wi-Fi and keep the screen awake. A file that ends short of 3,288,315 bytes will fail at install with a parse error.

Yes, the APK installs from local storage. Compare the SHA-256 on the second phone before installing so you know the copy is intact.

No. Installing over the top keeps your account, as long as both builds are signed by the same developer. Never uninstall first if you have a balance you have not withdrawn.

Usually it means the download was incomplete or an existing build has a different signature. Check the byte size first.

Not as a first step. Re-download and install over the top. Uninstalling loses app data and the diagnosis.

No. It is held server-side against your registered number.

Android could not read the file as a valid package — almost always a truncated download or an OS below Android 7.0.

Compare the file size with 3,288,315 bytes, then optionally the SHA-256.

Not for this error. Size and OS version are the two things that matter.

Each resend queues another message. They can deliver together after a delay, by which point the earlier ones have expired.

No. It is tied to the account checks. Raise it with in-app support.

Yes, after a short window. Use the most recent one if several arrive.

Usually a different network. Test mobile data against Wi-Fi on your own device to confirm.

In-app browsers restrict downloads. Open the page in a normal browser instead.

Yes. HTTPS validates certificates against the device clock, so a badly wrong date breaks secure sites generally.

No. The package declares Android 7.0 as its minimum and Android refuses it below that, with a parse error rather than a compatibility message.

Not one we have measured. The browser lobby needs no install and is the practical route on a handset below the minimum.

Either the OS is below 7.0, or the download ended early. Check the Android version first, since that costs nothing.

No. It requires explicit per-app permission to install and runs a Play Protect scan. Both are permission steps rather than a block.

A newer Android safeguard shown when a sideloaded app later requests sensitive access. It appears after install, not during it.

No. The scan is on-device, takes seconds, and is one of the few free checks available to you.

A few hundred megabytes, not the 3.14 MB of the file. The installer needs working room and the app writes a cache afterwards.

Reported free space and usable free space differ, and the installer needs contiguous working room. Clearing caches usually resolves it.

Android decides where an app lives and usually keeps it on internal storage. Clearing internal space is the reliable fix.

That pattern usually points to storage or a cleaning policy rather than the network, which tends to fail at varying points.

Sometimes, but it is not worth it for a file this small. Delete and restart on Wi-Fi.

No, it is just incomplete. It will fail to install rather than installing something broken.

No. The balance is server-side against your registered number, so a new install reaches the same account.

No. Install and sign in on the new one first, confirm everything looks right, and only then remove the old copy.

A new sign-in usually ends the older session. Use one device for paid contests.

No. The balance is held server-side against your registered number and returns when you sign in.

No, and it is better not to use it. Download a fresh copy and check the size.

Local preferences live in app data, which an uninstall removes. The account itself is unaffected.

Not an APK — that format is Android-only. The contest lobby runs in a mobile browser on iOS with the same account and contests.

Because an APK cannot install on iOS. The button routes Apple devices to the browser lobby instead of serving a useless file.

We have not measured any iOS package and do not describe one. Treat such offers as unrelated to the app documented here.

No, there is one package. It installs on tablets running Android 7.0 or newer and scales the phone layout.

You can install on both, but signing in on one usually ends the other session. Use one device for paid contests.

Only if the tablet holds the registered SIM. Otherwise the code goes to your phone.

Compare the version code in the app's about screen with 497893 here. A higher code on the download page means a newer build.

No. Install the new file over the old one and log in with the same number.

No, that is the one move to avoid. Installing over the top keeps app data; uninstalling clears it.

That almost always means a different signature or a partial download. Re-download the file, check the size, and install again without uninstalling.

Check that the number you typed is the one in the handset, turn off any SMS blocker, and wait the full retry timer before asking again. Repeated requests inside the timer queue up and arrive late together.

The registered number is tied to the account and to the withdrawal checks. Raise it with in-app support; it is not a setting you can change on your own.

Log in with the same number. The account lives on the server, not in the app, so a reinstall does not remove a balance.

Sign in on the new phone and the older session usually ends. Running paid contests from two devices at once is what trips the account checks.

Give support the UPI id or the last deposit reference. They can match the account without you guessing.

The minimum is shown on the deposit screen, and it changes by route. Read the figure on that screen rather than any number quoted on a promo page.

A UPI transfer usually settles the same day once KYC has cleared. The first withdrawal takes longest because the checks run then.

The common reasons are KYC not finished, a bonus balance that still has a play-through condition, or a UPI name that does not match the KYC name.

No. Bonus credit can be used for entries under its own terms, and it converts to withdrawable money only when those terms are met. Read the terms before you count it.

Keep the UTR from your bank app and send it to in-app support. With the UTR a missing deposit is traceable; without it, it is not.

Longer than later ones, because the identity and account checks run then. The transfer itself is quick once approved.

Almost always verification unfinished, a payout name that does not match, or a bonus balance with an unmet condition.

Not until its condition is met. Bonus credit can be used for entries under its own terms and becomes withdrawable only after that.

Check the debit status and refresh the wallet first. If the debit completed and the wallet has not moved after a reasonable delay, report it with the UTR.

The unique reference your bank assigns to a transfer. It lets support locate that exact payment.

No. A second deposit risks two debits against one credit and makes the reconciliation harder.

Each contest card shows its own entry fee before you confirm, starting from very small amounts. Treat the fee as spent: in a large field most entries win nothing.

Head-to-head is two entries and the winner takes the pool, so a solid consensus team is enough. A large field has thousands of entries and a steep split toward the top, so separation matters more than being merely correct.

Yes. The same squad can be entered into different contests, each with its own entry fee.

At the toss. If the start is delayed the lock moves with it, which reopens the window — the clock inside the app is the one to follow.

He scores nothing and the credits spent on him are gone. Checking the announced eleven before the lock is the single highest-value habit in fantasy cricket.

Yes. One balance covers the whole app, which also means a deposit limit applies everywhere rather than per category.

No. Bonus credit can be used for entries under its own terms and becomes withdrawable only when those terms are met. The screen where it is issued states the condition.

In the app, before your first deposit. A limit set in advance is a decision; one set afterwards is a reaction.

The contest card states its own limit. A large-field contest usually allows several teams, head-to-head allows one.

At the toss. If the match start moves, the lock time moves with it, so the app clock is the one to trust.

A player left out of the eleven scores nothing. That is the whole argument for checking the team news before the lock rather than after.

Yes. The captain and vice-captain carry score multipliers, so those two picks move your total more than any other slot.

Skill-based fantasy is treated differently from betting across most of India, but paid contests are not offered in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Telangana, Nagaland and Sikkim. Inside those states only free formats apply.

Yes, they sit on tabs inside the same app and share one wallet, so a deposit limit covers the whole app.

No. One file carries fantasy cricket and the casual categories.

Paid play of every category is unavailable in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Telangana, Nagaland and Sikkim.

Live tables stream video. They need a steadier connection than fantasy cricket, which only syncs scores.