First News Newspaper

First News Unlock Their Minds Unleash Their Potential

First News · uk.co.firstnews.app

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v8.2 19.6 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v8.2 (1770859512)
Updated: Feb 18, 2026 (8 months ago)
APK size: 19.6 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Jul 13, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 14
Website: firstnews.co.uk
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

First News Newspaper is an app by First News in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least July 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 14 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 8.1, it adds 1 new permission (“Detect screen capture”) and drops 2 (“Foreground service data sync” and “Foreground service media playback”). The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

What's new in v8.2

Bug fixes and performance improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

First News Unlock Their Minds Unleash Their Potential First News is on a mission! To unlock a child’s mind and unleash their potential by fuelling curiosity, inspiring debate, and supporting their critical thinking. Expertly written by award-winning journalists, First News takes the fear out of sensationalised world events that children hear, by providing a balanced, impartial, and truthful view of the world, carefully, and sensitively written to explain the background to stories in the news. The First News App includes the weekly newspaper and is jam-packed with interactive articles, curated ‘must read’ daily news, 10+ weekly boredom-busting puzzles and games, access to a searchable archive, and a video platform hosting hundreds of award-winning news explainers including FYI, Kidversation and much more. First News is loved by kids, trusted by parents, and recommended by teachers. READ, WATCH & PLAY - Unlock First News TODAY. READ: weekly 28-page edition of First News with interactive features, plus a searchable archive WATCH: hundreds of videos, including news explainers presented by children for children PLAY: the First News Weekly Quiz! A fun and exciting challenge that asks you 10 topical questions based on the latest issue of the Newspaper. Create an Avatar and race against the clock to answer. Compare your score with friends and family on the leaderboard. (Please note that the App’s Weekly Quiz is only available with a home subscription). PLAY: weekly mind-bending, interactive puzzles helping to promote cognitive development all linked to the weeks news. STAY AHEAD: daily news feed featuring 5 age-appropriate news articles from the UK and around the world SHARE YOUR OPINION: weekly polls encouraging children to form their own opinion and get their voices heard WIN: weekly competitions with exciting prizes Terms of use: https://www.firstnews.co.uk/terms/

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v8.0.

v8.2 LATEST Feb 18, 2026 19.6 MB TRUSTED v8.1 Aug 23, 2025 18.7 MB TRUSTED v8.0 Jul 19, 2025 17.9 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Feb 18, 2026.
Certificate issued to “First News” 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 Feb 18, 2026
Validated against Google Play Feb 18, 2026
Signed byCN=Unknown, OU=Unknown, O=First News, L=London, ST=Unknown, C=UK
Signing certificate (SHA-1)0D:04:D4:EA:9E:CB:B7:11:1F:6F:07:4B:22:7B:BB:8C:24:67:9D:9A
File MD5548494ce80f8a06b2b071e41a708d9a9
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (14)

First News Newspaper requests 14 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Detect screen capture android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
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) uk.co.firstnews.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch