Listen News

Read and Listen to Newspapers around the World in English.

Kas Apps · jp.kasplus.english_languagenewspaper

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v2.11.0 17.6 MB Android 10+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.11.0 (30)
Updated: Feb 26, 2026 (7 months ago)
APK size: 17.6 MB
Requires: Android 10+ (API 29)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Education (app)
Listed since: Apr 12, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 9
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

Listen News is an app by Kas Apps in the Education category, listed since at least April 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 9 permissions, none of them sensitive. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.9.0. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v2.11.0

- bug fix

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

This app is a simple news reader for reading and listening to the news around the world in english. This app supports news audio playback by voice assistant. This app has the following features. - display only article body in simple mode - audio playback of article body by voice assistant - fast forward and rewind per article paragraph - translate english words with long-tap Supports the following news sources. ・Canada 　- National Post 　- Toronto Star ・India 　- Deccan Chronicle 　- Hindustan Times 　- Mid Day 　- The Economic Times 　- The Hindu 　- The Times of India 　- The Tribune ・Japan 　- Japan Today 　- Japan Update 　- Nikkei Asian Review 　- Sora News 24 　- The Japan Times 　- The Tokyo Reporter ・Korea 　- The Korea Herald ・Malaysia 　- The Star Online ・Singapore 　- The Straits Times ・Taiwan 　- Taipei Times 　- The China Post ・Thailand 　- Bangkok Post ・United Kingdom 　- The Guardian ・United States 　- Engadget 　- Gizmodo 　- Lifehacker 　- TechCrunch 　- The New York Times

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v2.9.0.

v2.11.0 LATEST Feb 26, 2026 17.6 MB TRUSTED v2.9.0 May 14, 2025 17.6 MB TRUSTED

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Feb 26, 2026.
Certificate issued to “kas” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Feb 26, 2026
Validated against Google Play Feb 26, 2026
Signed byCN=kas, L=Nagoya, ST=Aichi, C=JP
Signing certificate (SHA-1)72:57:09:E9:D4:63:F9:88:5B:D7:F9:CF:CF:A2:F9:4F:FF:83:0F:06
File MD5817cd41b5b56639938925782b6ab40be
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (9)

Listen News requests 9 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
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

Listen News 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 Listen 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 817cd41b5b56639938925782b6ab40be.