CAR Magazine: News & Reviews v5.28
APK · 63.4 MB · version code 5028 · Android 8.0+ · uploaded Dec 19, 2024
- Same certificate as v5.35, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
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- Size: this file is 63.4 MB; the latest is 65.3 MB (1.9 MB larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v5.28 (5028)
- Uploaded
- Dec 19, 2024
- Size
- 63.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 41d4107020b56e609461903c6e6afe01
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 54:9E:B9:15:EA:D2:5F:74:DF:32:C8:AC:29:1F:52:AC:57:56:76:68
- Signed by
- CN=Bauermedia, OU=carmagazine_20141117100825, O=Bauer Vertriebs KG, L=Hamburg, C=DE
- File name
- com-bauermedia-carmagazine-5028-69502087-41d4107020b56e609461903c6e6afe01.apk
- Package
- com.bauermedia.carmagazine
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.28
Improved UX design.
Permissions (18)
This version requests 18 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- 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
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.bauermedia.carmagazine.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- 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
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Bauer Vertriebs KG” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v5.35, which matches Google Play v5.35 · v5.30
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Dec 19, 2024
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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