
Breaking News for Fox News
An unofficial news aggregator for Fox News.
BrainDroid · com.universal.breakingfoxnews
At a glance
- Latest version
- v5.40 (540)
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 12.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 2, 2022 (at least)
- Permissions
- 33 (3 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Breaking News for Fox News is an app by BrainDroid in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least February 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 33 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: precise location, record audio and read shared storage. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “na” Not the developer's name (“BrainDroid”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 9, 2024
- Signed byCN=Marius Oancea, OU=individual, O=na, L=bucharest, ST=s3, C=ro
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)D7:75:83:36:69:02:56:82:D2:42:A4:87:22:9C:2E:94:47:71:7C:4E
- File MD5f794f05e81f20202a6264125dcdce8fa
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (33)
Breaking News for Fox News requests 33 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.universal.breakingfoxnews.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Breaking News for Fox News APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is Breaking News for Fox News free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Breaking News for Fox News APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is f794f05e81f20202a6264125dcdce8fa.