Google News – Top world and local news headlines v4.7.0
APK · 12.3 MB · version code 2017080128 · Android 4.0+ · uploaded Sep 15, 2017
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.29.0.21022310, uploaded Nov 27, 2021 — about 4 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 12.3 MB; the latest is 15.6 MB (3.3 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 2 more permissions: Run foreground services, Control vibration.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Find accounts on the device, Push messaging (app-defined).
File information
- Version
- v4.7.0 (2017080128)
- Uploaded
- Sep 15, 2017
- Size
- 12.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.0+ (API 14)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Google Play services
- Required
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Normal screens and larger
- MD5
- fc08222edafee68e43b79d1c48b1c25d
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 38:91:8A:45:3D:07:19:93:54:F8:B1:9A:F0:5E:C6:56:2C:ED:57:88
- Signed by
- CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-google-android-apps-magazines-2017080128-32156608-fc08222edafee68e43b79d1c48b1c25d.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.apps.magazines
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1B+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (17)
This version requests 17 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get package size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.google.android.apps.magazines.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read sync stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Remove home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature under review Jul 23, 2026
- Antivirus scan passed Jun 16, 2020
- Tested by the source store's staff Dec 12, 2017
- Uploaded by “banzai13fr” Bronze tier · 2,923 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 Google News – Top world and local news headlines on Android 4.0+
You'll need about 24.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (12.3 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 com-google-android-apps-magazines-2017080128-32156608-fc08222edafee68e43b79d1c48b1c25d.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 fc08222edafee68e43b79d1c48b1c25d. 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 Google News – Top world and local news headlines — 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.