BBC News v4.7.1.13 UK
APK · 12.6 MB · version code 107978 · Android 4.1+ · uploaded Dec 12, 2017
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File information
- Version
- v4.7.1.13 UK (107978)
- Uploaded
- Dec 12, 2017
- Size
- 12.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- ba084756ec4b059a187230f6c2c20ad0
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 30:24:D8:C5:76:86:C7:30:53:01:65:83:87:FC:0C:72:2D:DF:7D:5A
- Signed by
- CN=Unknown, OU=Unknown, O=Media Applications Technologies, L=London, ST=Unknown, C=GB
- File name
- bbc-mobile-news-uk-107978-33797231-ba084756ec4b059a187230f6c2c20ad0.apk
- Package
- bbc.mobile.news.uk
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v4.7.1.13 UK
We release regular updates to the BBC News app. In this version we have made some improvements to article content links as well as some fixes and performance enhancements.
Permissions (14)
This version requests 14 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Messaging receive (custom) com.amazon.device.messaging.permission.RECEIVE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) bbc.mobile.news.uk.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Uk receive adm message (custom) bbc.mobile.news.uk.permission.RECEIVE_ADM_MESSAGE
- Uk ua data (custom) bbc.mobile.news.uk.permission.UA_DATA
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Media Applications Technologies” Not the developer's name (“NowThis Media, Inc.”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks
- Developer signature under review May 6, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 29, 2020
- Uploaded by “duane83” 16 followers · uploading since 2017
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures. AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install BBC News on Android 4.1+
You'll need about 25.2 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (12.6 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap bbc-mobile-news-uk-107978-33797231-ba084756ec4b059a187230f6c2c20ad0.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be ba084756ec4b059a187230f6c2c20ad0. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open BBC News — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 4.1+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.