City News Service
Shanghai's OFFICIAL Beacon of Urban Life, News, and Global Integration
Shanghai Daily · com.shanghaidaily.shine
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.0.0 (196608)
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2026 (4 months ago)
- APK size
- 32 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- May 7, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 20 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- shine.cn
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
City News Service is an app by Shanghai Daily in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least May 2021. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
Since version 2.5.9, the APK shrank from 37.1 MB to 32 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 7.0. It asks for 20 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and read phone status and identity. Compared with version 2.6.0, it adds 4 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Advertising ID” and “Prevent the device from sleeping”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to v2.5.9. Since v3.0.0 it requires Android 7.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 3, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “leadexceed” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 3, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jun 3, 2026
- Signed byCN=fulistore, OU=mit, O=leadexceed, L=shanghai, ST=shanghai, C=86
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)90:0F:2A:1B:DB:3C:B2:36:80:8A:F0:7C:37:DB:DF:9A:89:A7:EE:15
- File MD5285ade73379f8656561ae1c08d162bd6
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (20)
City News Service requests 20 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.shanghaidaily.shine.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Internal system window android.permission.INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
- System overlay window android.permission.SYSTEM_OVERLAY_WINDOW
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Camera android.hardware.camera
- Camera any android.hardware.camera.any
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
City News Service APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of City News Service for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 2.6.0 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. Get version 2.6.0 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the City News Service APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 285ade73379f8656561ae1c08d162bd6.
