From Brooklyn

Find local news sources and read your local news from Brooklyn, NY.

cpp · com.citybeetles.newsbrooklyn

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v21.0 11.3 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 18 · High Maturity

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At a glance

Latest version: v21.0 (209)
Updated: Jun 7, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 11.3 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Oct 22, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 9
Website: citybeetles.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

From Brooklyn is an app by cpp in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least October 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 20.0, the APK grew from 10.1 MB to 11.3 MB. It asks for 9 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 20.0, it drops 1 permission: “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 v21.0

21.0 - several optimizations 20.0 - smoother layout 17.5 - bugs fixed, new options for ads; 14.8 - Live mode

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Read Brooklyn news and sports in a special Brooklyn app and be up to date non stop. From Brooklyn is a news feed reader directed at Brooklyn area, configured to search the web for reliable local RSS feeds that you may choose to add and read. We will always try to give you the best recommendations for news sources. It is up to you what you add and choose to read. From Brooklyn is not a news station, it does not produce news, but it is a reading tool. We offer two reading modes, List mode and Live mode. In List mode, all sources you add are listed vertically and you may browse news by source. In Live mode, we will group all news titles from all the recommended feeds that you add and you may read titles as they are published by the sources in one big flow. Even more, the Live mode groups titles by topics. You may also enter any website address and the app will try and find if it has a public RSS feed, that you can add. So, you can read all news and other topics of your interest in one place. From Brooklyn has a dedicated team that constantly monitors public feeds related to Brooklyn area and updates and filters our feed suggestions to offer a civilized and comfortable reading experience. We are also monitoring our Live option solution to keep a good flow of titles mix for your selections. We're trying to ease your way to local sources. - No intrusive permissions - News are fetched fast and in real time - No downloads in the background, while not in the app - Options to enlarge or reduce texts in real time No need for several news apps. Even though we do not offer news, we have journalists in our group to monitor our news reading apps.

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v20.0.

v21.0 LATEST Jun 7, 2024 11.3 MB TRUSTED v20.0 Dec 25, 2022 10.1 MB TRUSTED

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Parnica Chescu Alina Alexandra” Not the developer's name (“cpp”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 7, 2024
Signed byCN=Parnica Chescu Alina Alexandra, L=Sibiu, ST=Sibiu, C=RO
Signing certificate (SHA-1)C2:4F:BD:AD:78:2D:08:69:99:AF:5A:A8:22:21:70:43:14:55:BD:25
File MD5647e8bb4b7a4148327e1cc2147634688
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (9)

From Brooklyn requests 9 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Apphub bind apphub service (custom) com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.citybeetles.newsbrooklyn.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

From Brooklyn 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 From Brooklyn free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the From Brooklyn 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 other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 647e8bb4b7a4148327e1cc2147634688.