
Merkur.de: Die Nachrichten App
Current news and news: politics, economy, world, local and Bavaria
Ippen Digital · de.id.merkuronline
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v4.3.9 (2023062738)
- Updated
- Jul 19, 2026 (3 months ago)
- APK size
- 7.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.4+ (API 19)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Jan 23, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 26 (2 sensitive)
- Website
- ippen-digital.de
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Merkur.de: Die Nachrichten App is an app by Ippen Digital in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least January 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 26 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read media images and modify shared storage.
What's new in v4.3.9
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 19, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “Ippen Digital” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jul 19, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jul 19, 2026
- Signed byCN=Ippen Digital, OU=Ippen Digital, O=Ippen Digital, L=M?nchen, ST=Bayern, C=de
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)6A:3A:37:C3:BF:61:88:A2:26:D4:B3:0A:B4:62:8F:3C:E8:9B:E8:9E
- File MD5cf2ee27283beacdfd6f9c7969f99839d
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (26)
Merkur.de: Die Nachrichten App requests 26 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) de.id.merkuronline.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Merkur.de: Die Nachrichten App 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 Merkur.de: Die Nachrichten App 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. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is cf2ee27283beacdfd6f9c7969f99839d.