Napa Valley Register v215.1
APK · 24.9 MB · version code 2025032609 · Android 7.0+ · uploaded Apr 2, 2025
- Same certificate as v217.0, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v217.0, uploaded Aug 31, 2025 — about 5 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 24.9 MB; the latest is 26.4 MB (1.5 MB larger).
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Access adservices custom audience.
File information
- Version
- v215.1 (2025032609)
- Uploaded
- Apr 2, 2025
- Size
- 24.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 2520b6c87e7c762ecac44e1dead0951f
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 79:2F:A9:28:BC:2A:1E:35:1B:86:F5:FB:9F:04:BE:B9:8A:7F:B4:A9
- Signed by
- CN=William Bagayoko, OU=Madison.com, O=Lee Enterprises, L=Madison, ST=Wisconsin, C=US
- File name
- com-napavalleyregister-news-2025032609-70336244-2520b6c87e7c762ecac44e1dead0951f.apk
- Package
- com.napavalleyregister.news
- Downloads (all versions)
- 5K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v215.1
Smoother e-Edition Reading: To progress between pages requires a tap to the left or right and will no longer skip ahead when trying to zoom.
Clearer Video Play Button: We’ve refined the play button’s appearance to show on any video background.
Seamless Email Linking: Tapping ‘mailto://’ links now correctly opens your default email app.
Enhanced Audio Experience: Tapping on audio assets will now work smoothly without crashes. The app will request permission before playing audio outside the app.
Permissions (15)
This version 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.napavalleyregister.news.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
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Lee Enterprises” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v217.0, which matches Google Play v217.0 · v216.2
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Apr 2, 2025
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Napa Valley Register on Android 7.0+
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- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (24.9 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-napavalleyregister-news-2025032609-70336244-2520b6c87e7c762ecac44e1dead0951f.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 2520b6c87e7c762ecac44e1dead0951f. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Napa Valley Register — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 7.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.