Flipboard: News For Any Topic v2.1.1
APK · 4.9 MB · version code 849 · Android 2.2+ · uploaded Jul 5, 2026
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v4.2.19, uploaded Dec 7, 2025.
- Size: this file is 4.9 MB; the latest is 10.3 MB (5.4 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.2+; 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
- v2.1.1 (849)
- Uploaded
- Jul 5, 2026
- Size
- 4.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.2+ (API 8)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- ecdb00c8ef58654f8902c83d2ceabf12
- 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-849-75535065-ecdb00c8ef58654f8902c83d2ceabf12.apk
- Package
- flipboard.app
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v2.1.1
• 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: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 5, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Flipboard Inc.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Jul 5, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jul 5, 2026
- Antivirus scan passed Nov 24, 2020
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Flipboard: News For Any Topic on Android 2.2+
You'll need about 9.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.9 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-849-75535065-ecdb00c8ef58654f8902c83d2ceabf12.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 ecdb00c8ef58654f8902c83d2ceabf12. 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 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 2.2+). 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.