Chicago Live - Local News v25.2
APK · 14.9 MB · version code 253 · Android 8.0+ · uploaded Nov 26, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v25.9, uploaded Aug 29, 2026 — about 9 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 14.9 MB; the latest is 16.3 MB (1.4 MB larger).
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Show notifications, Attest (custom), Receive push notifications, Google Play install referrer.
File information
- Version
- v25.2 (253)
- Uploaded
- Nov 26, 2025
- Size
- 14.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- bcf6980be56d07d83e2f585085a80c38
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- C2:4F:BD:AD:78:2D:08:69:99:AF:5A:A8:22:21:70:43:14:55:BD:25
- Signed by
- CN=Parnica Chescu Alina Alexandra, L=Sibiu, ST=Sibiu, C=RO
- File name
- com-citybeetles-newschicago-253-72534975-bcf6980be56d07d83e2f585085a80c38.apk
- Package
- com.citybeetles.newschicago
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 16 · Medium Maturity
What's new in v25.2
25.2 - improved performance
19.0 - smoother image loading, navigation;
18.3 - small adjustments; 18.2 - better ad options; 11.8 - added Live Mode
Permissions (11)
This version requests 11 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_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
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.citybeetles.newschicago.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 26, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Parnica Chescu Alina Alexandra” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Nov 26, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 26, 2025
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Chicago Live - Local News on Android 8.0+
You'll need about 29.9 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (14.9 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 com-citybeetles-newschicago-253-72534975-bcf6980be56d07d83e2f585085a80c38.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 bcf6980be56d07d83e2f585085a80c38. 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 Chicago Live - Local 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 8.0+). 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.