Flipboard: News For Any Topic v3.3.8
APK · 7.3 MB · version code 2731 · Android 4.0+ · uploaded Sep 4, 2015
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 v4.2.19, uploaded Dec 7, 2025 — about 10 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 7.3 MB; the latest is 10.3 MB (3 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.0+; the latest needs Android 4.4+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 6 more permissions: View Wi-Fi connections, Run foreground services, Read shared storage, Request installing other apps, Google Play install referrer, Read Google service settings.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Find accounts on the device.
File information
- Version
- v3.3.8 (2731)
- Uploaded
- Sep 4, 2015
- Size
- 7.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0+ (API 14)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Google Play services
- Required
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 0bfb7b948fa867d58b88e61c961fe1bf
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 39:8E:54:89:55:D2:5F:F5:CA:46:19:A5:DB:E1:F8:3C:4F:E5:D7:91
- Signed by
- CN=Unknown, OU=A Team, O=Flipboard Inc., L=Palo Alto, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- flipboard-app-2731-10629491-0bfb7b948fa867d58b88e61c961fe1bf.apk
- Package
- flipboard.app
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v3.3.8
• Follow people on Threads, Mastodon and other fediverse services and see what they’re posting in the new Fediverse Activity carousel in your For You feed.
• Use Search to discover fediverse accounts that can be followed now on Flipboard.
• See all accounts you follow, including fediverse accounts, in the Following tab.
Permissions (8)
This version requests 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) flipboard.app.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Sync user (custom) sstream.app.broadcast.SYNC_USER
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Flipboard Inc.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v4.2.19, which matches Google Play v4.2.19 · v2.1.1
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 10, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Sep 22, 2020
- Uploaded by “fajrnetmarket” Gold tier · 37,141 followers · uploading since 2013
Scans 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.
How to install Flipboard: News For Any Topic on Android 4.0+
You'll need about 14.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (7.3 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 flipboard-app-2731-10629491-0bfb7b948fa867d58b88e61c961fe1bf.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 0bfb7b948fa867d58b88e61c961fe1bf. 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?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. 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 Flipboard: News For Any Topic — 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 4.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source; for this file we recommend not to.