BuzzFeed - Quizzes & News

Test your trivia skills with quizzes, shop smarter, & catch up with celebrities.

BuzzFeed · com.buzzfeed.android

3.5 out of 5 (15 ratings) 5M+ downloads v2026.17 31.7 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 12 · Low Maturity

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At a glance

Latest version: v2026.17 (202617002)
Updated: Sep 17, 2026 (21 days ago)
APK size: 31.7 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Aug 31, 2020 (at least)
Permissions: 25 (3 sensitive)
Website: buzzfeed.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

BuzzFeed - Quizzes & News is an app by BuzzFeed in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least August 2020. 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 25 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: camera, read shared storage and modify shared storage. Compared with version 2026.15, it drops 1 permission: “Download without notification”. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

3.5out of 515 ratings

5 ★53%
4 ★7%
3 ★7%
2 ★0%
1 ★33%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v2026.17

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Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

BuzzFeed is the place for celebrity buzz, trivia, quizzes, shopping, and trending news that matters! The BuzzFeed app has it all: • Whether you want to test your trivia knowledge or take a quiz that reveals something about you, our Quiz tab is for you! • Shop smarter with our Shopping recommendations to buy gifts for friends — or yourself! • Catch up on the latest News, from trending celebrity news to political news with real impact on your life. More on quizzes: • Find out who you are with our personality quizzes! Whether it’s a Disney princess, Gilmore Girls character, or one of Marvel’s Avengers, our quizzes are eerily accurate! See if we can guess your age too! • Take a trivia quiz to see how your trivia knowledge compares to other BuzzFeed quiz takers, and share your trivia results with friends! We let you know if you’re a trivia star by quizzing you on if you really are smarter than a fifth grader or know as much trivia as Jeopardy contestants. More on shopping: • Can’t find the perfect gift, or the perfect item for yourself? Our shopping recommendations provide ideas for beauty products, technology, apparel, household supplies, and more! • Not ready to buy? Save your favorite items for later in our shopping Wish List! More on news and entertainment: • Catch up with your favorite celebrities and pop culture moments. • Find all the coverage you want of your favorite TV and movies, from hot trending series on Disney+ and Netflix to your old favorites like the Office and Friends! • Understand the world and political news that matters to you through our daily news coverage and award-winning news investigations. • Take a news break and enjoy our social media roundups of the best posts from Twitter and Reddit! More on app features: • Bookmark your favorite trivia quizzes or news articles to return to later! • Join the BuzzFeed community to comment on what’s buzzing in the celebrity and pop culture world. • Get push notifications for breaking news or the quiz that everyone’s taking. If you have any trouble with your app please email us at [email protected] so we can help! Reviews: “One site with just about EVERYTHING. No joke. News, trivia, fun videos, dating/health tips, recipes, and fact-filled articles you never knew you needed to read.” - DannyA3579 “It is the young people's New York Times, I love it.” - *-Clay-* “It's both entertaining and informative, and probably has better news credibility than both Fox and CNN combined.” - vertrell “Combines CNN and E! News and more. I get all my news here.” - lolaw1225 “It's my morning routine… almost a combination of TMZ and the news all in one app.” - margaretwp Disclaimer: Our properties may also feature Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which may contribute to market research, like Nielsen's TV Ratings. Nielsen's software may collect your choices with regards to it.

Version history

4 versions are listed, going back to v2026.3.

v2026.17 LATEST Sep 17, 2026 31.7 MB TRUSTED v2026.15 Sep 17, 2026 32.4 MB TRUSTED v2026.14 Jul 22, 2026 32.4 MB TRUSTED v2026.3 Oct 5, 2026 28.9 MB TRUSTED

All 4 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 17, 2026.
Certificate issued to “BuzzFeed” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Sep 17, 2026
Validated against Google Play Sep 17, 2026
Signed byCN=Justin Grammens, OU=Unknown, O=BuzzFeed, L=New York, ST=New York, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)E6:69:1B:88:DC:04:71:67:76:D4:BA:D7:95:CA:0C:8A:CD:66:80:82
File MD5cf8d6fcc0bfebffac4b75537a2c5f28c
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (25)

BuzzFeed - Quizzes & News requests 25 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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
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
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.buzzfeed.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Messaging receive (custom) com.amazon.device.messaging.permission.RECEIVE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) com.buzzfeed.android.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi