Howdy Dallas - Local News

Find local news sources and read your local news from Dallas, Texas.

City Beetles · com.citybeetles.newsdallas

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v23.2 16.7 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 18 · High Maturity

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At a glance

Latest version: v23.2 (233)
Updated: Apr 30, 2026 (5 months ago)
APK size: 16.7 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Jul 19, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 12
Website: citybeetles.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Howdy Dallas - Local News is an app by City Beetles in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least July 2021. 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.

Since version 21.1, the minimum Android version rose from 7.0 to 8.0. It asks for 12 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 21.1, it adds 3 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and “Access adservices topics”. 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 v23.2

23.2 - optimizations 20.0 - design improved, bug fix 17.6 - small changes to ad options; 17.0 - bugs fixed, removed almost all ads; 14.9 - Live mode

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Read Dallas news and sports in a special Dallas app and be up to date non stop. Howdy Dallas is a news feed reader directed at Dallas area, configured to search the web for reliable local RSS feeds that you may choose to add and read. It is up to you what you add and choose to read. We will always try to give you the best recommendations for news sources. Howdy Dallas is not a news station, it does not produce news, but it is a reading tool. The app offers 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. Howdy Dallas has a dedicated team that constantly monitors public feeds related to Dallas 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 v21.1. Since v23.2 it requires Android 8.0+.

v23.2 LATEST Apr 30, 2026 16.7 MB TRUSTED v21.1 Aug 31, 2023 11.3 MB TRUSTED

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Apr 30, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Parnica Chescu Alina Alexandra” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Apr 30, 2026
Validated against Google Play Apr 30, 2026
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 MD5dd7c77f2816fc880dd8bcd9fda07f881
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (12)

Howdy Dallas - Local News requests 12 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
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.newsdallas.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

Howdy Dallas - Local News APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Howdy Dallas - Local News for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 21.1 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 7.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 21.1 · All versions

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 Howdy Dallas - Local News free?

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

Is the Howdy Dallas - Local News 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. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is dd7c77f2816fc880dd8bcd9fda07f881.