Herald Sun v9.7.5
APK · 96 MB · version code 1907 · Android 5.0+ · uploaded Jan 24, 2025
- Same certificate as v9.12.0, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9.12.0, uploaded Feb 6, 2026 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 96 MB; the latest is 145 MB (48.9 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 5.0+; the latest needs Android 8.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Access adservices topics, Access download manager, Use biometric hardware, Use fingerprint hardware.
File information
- Version
- v9.7.5 (1907)
- Uploaded
- Jan 24, 2025
- Size
- 96 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 3bee58a19d808879fb917429308de23a
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- B2:8B:9C:BA:28:83:E0:AA:27:CE:5F:81:ED:85:D3:54:F1:6A:15:46
- Signed by
- CN=dev
- File name
- com-newscorp-heraldsun-1907-69760906-3bee58a19d808879fb917429308de23a.apk
- Package
- com.newscorp.heraldsun
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v9.7.5
This update contains a new and improved comments experience and minor bug fixes
Permissions (22)
This version requests 22 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- 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
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Alarm set alarm (custom) com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.newscorp.heraldsun.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “dev” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v9.12.0, which matches Google Play v9.12.0
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Jan 24, 2025
- 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 Herald Sun on Android 5.0+
You'll need about 192.1 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (96 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-newscorp-heraldsun-1907-69760906-3bee58a19d808879fb917429308de23a.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 3bee58a19d808879fb917429308de23a. 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 Herald Sun — 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 5.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.