BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts v1.0.220000235
APK · 2.3 MB · version code 220000235 · Android 5.1+ · uploaded Feb 2, 2021
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v0.4.3, uploaded Oct 20, 2020.
- Size: this file is 2.3 MB; the latest is 5 MB (2.8 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.1+; the latest needs Android 8.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version no longer asks for: View Wi-Fi connections, Prevent the device from sleeping.
File information
- Version
- v1.0.220000235 (220000235)
- Uploaded
- Feb 2, 2021
- Size
- 2.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.1+ (API 22)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- e6a0a51e471862d413f5a06c6fbfd3d5
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- D2:65:A6:F3:B7:69:6A:B4:80:35:39:4D:F8:97:95:F3:E4:CA:90:34
- Signed by
- CN=Yanda Chris
- File name
- uk-co-bbc-sounds-220000235-55943740-e6a0a51e471862d413f5a06c6fbfd3d5.apk
- Package
- uk.co.bbc.sounds
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.0.220000235
We don’t want to bore you with our bugs. In this latest update, we’ve done some fixes so you can continue to find and listen to your favourite shows and podcasts instead.
Permissions (4)
This version requests 4 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Unknown
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Yanda Chris” Not the developer's name (“Media Applications Technologies for the BBC”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Other versions use a different certificate v0.4.3. Android normally won't update an installed app with a file signed by another certificate, and a new certificate can mean a different publisher. v0.4.3
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Feb 2, 2021
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Uploaded by “firetvstick” Bronze tier · 6,384 followers · uploading since 2017
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How to install BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts on Android 5.1+
You'll need about 4.5 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (2.3 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 uk-co-bbc-sounds-220000235-55943740-e6a0a51e471862d413f5a06c6fbfd3d5.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 e6a0a51e471862d413f5a06c6fbfd3d5. 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?”. This file has no malware rating from the source store. If Play Protect warns about it, tap Cancel. 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 Sounds: Radio & Podcasts — 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 5.1+). 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.