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MintPress News · com.mobiloud.android.MintPressNews

Not rated yet 5K+ downloads v1.6 13.6 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details

At a glance

Latest version: v1.6 (20240212)
Updated: Jun 6, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 13.6 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Feb 2, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 31 (2 sensitive)
Website: mintpressnews.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

MintPress News is an app by MintPress News in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least February 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 31 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity and modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.5. 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 v1.6

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

MintPress News is an independent online journalism outlet providing issue-based-original reporting, in-depth investigations and thoughtful analysis of the most pressing topics facing our nation through the lens of social justice and human rights. We offer coverage of national politics and policy, civil liberties, the war on drugs, foreign affairs, energy, lifestyle, culture, technology and the environment. A fresh approach in a headline-driven industry, our reporting is an innovative form of journalism that goes beyond answering “who, what, when, where and why” of certain topics by connecting them to the ideas of social justice and human rights. We’re a team of editors, writers, reporters, national and international correspondents and contributors based across the nation and world. Our masthead includes veteran journalists, war correspondents, grassroots leaders, political analysts, world renowned authors and academics. We believe that news media has a social obligation in keeping people informed on subjects that directly and indirectly influence people now and in the future, while rigorously discussing policies to drive us in a better direction as a true democracy. The journey to start MintPress began in late 2011; we officially went live February 2013. Our administrative office is located in Minneapolis, MN, however, our journalists, correspondents and several of our editors and staff are based across the nation and world in California, New York, Washington DC, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, and other states, and in several countries across Europe, Africa & the Middle East.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v1.4.

v1.6 LATEST Jun 6, 2024 13.6 MB TRUSTED v1.5 Dec 30, 2023 13.6 MB TRUSTED v1.4 Nov 26, 2023 13.6 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Fifty Pixels Ltd” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 6, 2024
Signed byCN=Pietro Saccomani, OU=Mobiloud, O=Fifty Pixels Ltd, L=London, ST=Greater London, C=UK
Signing certificate (SHA-1)0E:56:E8:74:A0:7B:B4:A4:40:3D:B6:5F:D4:C8:48:15:32:3B:34:F0
File MD58edc02d24e2b5924ff23f25d57ebebea
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (31)

MintPress News requests 31 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
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
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
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
Push messaging (app-defined) com.mobiloud.android.demo.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Push messaging (app-defined) com.mobiloud.android.MintPressNews.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

MintPress News APK: questions and answers

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 MintPress News free?

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

Is the MintPress 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. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 8edc02d24e2b5924ff23f25d57ebebea.