
F.A.Z. PRO
Knowledge for the digital economy
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH · net.faz.diginomics
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v11.45.0 (2024020501)
- Updated
- Jun 4, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 20.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 14, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 14 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- faz.net
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
F.A.Z. PRO is an app by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least April 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 14 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity. Compared with version 11.44.0, it adds 3 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and “Access adservices topics”) and drops 1 (“Run at startup”). The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v11.45.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v11.43.1.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 4, 2024
- Signed byO=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH, L=60327 Frankfurt am Main, ST=RLP, C=DE
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)AB:91:F2:19:B6:23:85:D5:42:89:40:96:7A:A4:5F:3F:DE:39:0F:71
- File MD5a7c53480a5442c54c5672842132250a6
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (14)
F.A.Z. PRO requests 14 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- 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
- 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) net.faz.diginomics.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
F.A.Z. PRO APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is F.A.Z. PRO free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the F.A.Z. PRO APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is a7c53480a5442c54c5672842132250a6.