Financial Times: Business News v1.0.18.5
APK · 1.4 MB · version code 639 · Android 2.2+ · uploaded Aug 17, 2013
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.300.0-snapshot.0.24777896888101.13015+8fb9049, uploaded Sep 29, 2026 — about 13 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 1.4 MB; the latest is 23.7 MB (22.3 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.2+; the latest needs Android 8.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 15 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, View Wi-Fi connections, Run foreground services, Foreground service media playback, Show notifications, Read phone status and identity, Run at startup….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Find accounts on the device, Nfc, Control vibration, Modify shared storage, Network operator settings (custom), News default permission (custom).
File information
- Version
- v1.0.18.5 (639)
- Uploaded
- Aug 17, 2013
- Size
- 1.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.2+ (API 8)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Normal screens and larger
- MD5
- 42bc4c99670e8c1a3b001b3f671de64a
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- FE:9D:90:FE:7D:80:01:79:AE:2C:AA:98:23:69:0E:85:77:B2:57:95
- Signed by
- CN=Unknown, OU=Assanka, O=Unknown, L=Unknown, ST=Unknown, C=Unknown
- File name
- com-ft-news-639-3672050-42bc4c99670e8c1a3b001b3f671de64a.apk
- Package
- com.ft.news
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (13)
This version requests 13 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Network operator settings (custom) android.settings.NETWORK_OPERATOR_SETTINGS
- News default permission (custom) com.ft.news.permission.DEFAULT_PERMISSION
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 17, 2013.
- Certificate issued to “Unknown” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 6 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 8, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Aug 17, 2013
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 13, 2020
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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How to install Financial Times: Business News on Android 2.2+
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