CNN: Live & Breaking News v24.21.0
APK · 130 MB · version code 14292879 · Android 8.0+ · uploaded Jan 5, 2026
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v26.4.0, uploaded Oct 3, 2026 — about 9 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 130 MB; the latest is 153.9 MB (23.9 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 8.0+; the latest needs Android 8.1+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 3 more permissions: In-app purchases (Google Play Billing), Commondata get common data (custom), Mapsagent read app info (custom).
File information
- Version
- v24.21.0 (14292879)
- Uploaded
- Jan 5, 2026
- Size
- 130 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Google Play services
- Optional (some features use it)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 3.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- Android TV
- Supported
- MD5
- c5956e08cd4c4dc1593dfd0ce457b402
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 39:3D:DF:6E:1B:45:75:1A:32:21:65:39:74:0E:F3:03:0B:94:36:9F
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-cnn-mobile-android-phone-14292879-73021046-c5956e08cd4c4dc1593dfd0ce457b402.apk
- Package
- com.cnn.mobile.android.phone
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 12 · Low Maturity
What's new in v24.21.0
Experience the iconic Magic Wall and the new vertical live stream—all in one place! Get real-time election results, expert analysis, and explore the interactive map, now paired with live vertical streaming for an immersive viewing experience.
Permissions (22)
This version requests 22 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
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
- 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
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.cnn.mobile.android.phone.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
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Voicecommandcontrol (custom) com.amazon.permission.media.session.voicecommandcontrol
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jan 5, 2026.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- v5.11.vh uses a different certificate v26.4.0 and v7.32.0 use the same one as this file. Android normally won't update one with the other. v5.11.vh
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Jan 5, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jan 5, 2026
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install CNN: Live & Breaking News on Android 8.0+
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- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (130 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-cnn-mobile-android-phone-14292879-73021046-c5956e08cd4c4dc1593dfd0ce457b402.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 c5956e08cd4c4dc1593dfd0ce457b402. 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 CNN: Live & Breaking 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.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
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