
At a glance
- Latest version
- v215.0 (2025031417)
- Updated
- Mar 27, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 24.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Oct 22, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 15 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- idahostatejournal.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Idaho State Journal is an app by APG West in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least October 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 136.13, the APK grew from 16.5 MB to 24.8 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 7.0. It asks for 15 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: approximate location. Compared with version 136.13, it adds 4 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Access adservices topics” and “Ad services config”) and drops 10 (“Access assisted gps”, “Precise location”, “Access gps” and 7 more). 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 v215.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v136.13. Since v215.0 it requires Android 7.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “DoApps Inc.” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Mar 27, 2025
- Signed byCN=Jeremy McJunkin, OU=DoApps Inc., O=DoApps Inc., L=Minneapolis, ST=Minnesota, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)B8:2B:0D:DD:B4:E3:A6:AB:59:1D:76:0A:96:2F:59:CC:FE:3B:A5:00
- File MD50a9e6fddf60aa6a37cef89921f40b476
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings 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 — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (15)
Idaho State Journal requests 15 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- 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
- Ad services config android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- 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.doapps.android.mln.MLN_34d7fc9edcf2d034eb9004e05a00486b.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Location android.hardware.location
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Idaho State Journal APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Idaho State Journal for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 136.13 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 136.13 · All versions
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 Idaho State Journal free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Idaho State Journal 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 0a9e6fddf60aa6a37cef89921f40b476.