
Global Times
China's national English language newspaper under the People's Daily.
Global Times · com.forhy.clobaltimes
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.11.2 (21102)
- Updated
- Sep 15, 2026 (23 days ago)
- APK size
- 57.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 28, 2022 (at least)
- Permissions
- 23 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- globaltimes.cn
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Global Times is an app by Global Times in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least February 2022. 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 23 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including camera, read phone status and identity and read shared storage.
What's new in v2.11.2
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 15, 2026.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 15, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Sep 15, 2026
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)A7:AA:94:14:7F:64:14:2E:46:4A:3D:43:0A:A3:A5:CE:C8:D9:B8:25
- File MD5aa16f54716b82bda1449390726c0c073
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (23)
Global Times requests 23 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Clobaltimes (custom) getui.permission.GetuiService.com.forhy.clobaltimes
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.forhy.clobaltimes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Camera android.hardware.camera
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Global Times APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Global Times APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is aa16f54716b82bda1449390726c0c073.