At a glance
- Latest version
- v5.1.0 (2026050401)
- Updated
- May 19, 2026 (5 months ago)
- APK size
- 62.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Music & Audio (app)
- Listed since
- May 12, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 20 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- baruch.pro/BBCNewsHausa
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
BBC News Hausa is an app by Zeno News in the Music & Audio category, listed since at least May 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 20 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: record audio. It asks for the same permissions as version 5.0.4. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Manhajar sauraron labarai ta BBC Hausa tana kunshe da shirye-shirye da kanun labarai. Za ka iya sauraron shirye-shiryen rediyo ta hanyar manhajar saurarar sauti ko ta kiran waya ( za a caje ku kudin da ake biya na ka’ida wayar tebur da ta hannu. Ku tambayi kamfanin layin wayarku kudin da ake biya kafin ku yi kira )
Karanta sababbin kanun labarai daga shafin intanet
Saurari shirye-shirye masu kayatarwa kyauta, ta hanyar amfani da manhajar saurarar sauti, ko ta hanyar kiran waya.
Za ka iya sauraron shiry-shirye na baya-bayan nan:
- Takaitattun Labarai
- Labarin Wasanni
- Labaran Kasuwanci
- Shirin Safe
- Shirin Yamma
- Shirin Rana
Idan kana so a dinga tura maka bayanan da aka sabunta, manhajar ZenoMedia za ta ajiye bayanan da ke da alaka da wayarka da inda ka ke zaune a madadin BBC don samar maka abun da ka ke nema,
Za ku bar manhajar ta dinga yin talla a kan wayarku da kuma tsarin biyan kudi.
Ba a za a yi amfani da wasu bayanan da ke kan manhajarka irinsu sunanku ko adireshin email ba. Irin wadannan bayanan za a sarrafasu ne kawai bisa ka’idojin sirri na ZenoMedia
Hanyoyin turo muku da sako za su hada da karar sanarwar tura sako da kuma tambarin isar sako. Wadannan za a iya sauya su a cibiyar da ke kunshe da bayanan wayar mutum (settings). Za kuma a iya samun karin bayanan da wannan manhaja ke tattarawa da suka hada da bayanan da ke da alaka da wayarka da inda ka ke zaune a cibiyar da ke kunshe da bayanan wayar mutum.
The official BBC Hausa news app by ZenoMedia offers the latest programmes and news headlines. You can to listen to the radio programmes using the free audio player or by using the telephone dial-up option (standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply. Please check with your provider for exact costs before calling).
- Read the latest news headlines
- Listen to your favorite radio programmes free with the audio player, or by using the standard-rate telephone dial-up service
You can listen to the most recent editions of:
- Takaitattun Labarai
- Labarin Wasanni
- Labaran Kasuwanci
- Shirin Safe
- Shirin Yamma
- Shirin Rana
If you choose to receive push notifications, a unique identifier relating to your device and your location data will be stored by ZenoMedia on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service, allow advertising to be served within the app [and for processing payments].
No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed. Such information will only be processed in line with ZenoMedia's Privacy Policy
Notifications may include alerts, sounds and icon badges. These can be reconfigured in Settings (notifications). Details of data this app collects, including the unique identifier relating to your device and your location data, is also found under Settings
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v5.0.1.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on May 19, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Unknown” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified May 19, 2026
- Validated against Google Play May 19, 2026
- Signed byCN=Unknown, O=Unknown, L=Unknown, ST=Unknown, C=Unknown
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)BC:28:42:97:16:AB:67:2B:80:22:4E:7D:64:ED:42:9C:98:1F:6E:01
- File MD558d5b6583ab716367f537eba21ec0ff3
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (20)
BBC News Hausa requests 20 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Ad services config android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Commondata get common data (custom) com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA
- Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.bbcnews.hausa.player.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Physical activity recognition com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
BBC News Hausa APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the BBC News Hausa APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 58d5b6583ab716367f537eba21ec0ff3.
