News Pass: Breaking Local News
Local breaking news + live audio updates in your neighborhood.
My Home Apps · com.app.news.breaking
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.19.1-news-lite (2001901)
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2026 (2 months ago)
- APK size
- 34 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Jul 9, 2022 (at least)
- Permissions
- 42 (6 sensitive)
- Website
- myhomeapps.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
News Pass: Breaking Local News is an app by My Home Apps in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least July 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 42 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read phone status and identity. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.16.5-news-lite. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v2.19.1-news-lite
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v2.16.3-news-lite.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 15, 2026.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Aug 15, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Aug 15, 2026
- Signed byC=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)D3:37:A4:1E:9D:06:AC:AB:03:BD:13:D5:E3:89:76:F2:30:A9:D6:95
- File MD5866c6c791fd573d6fea75632351c7b37
- 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 (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (42)
News Pass: Breaking Local News requests 42 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Alarm set alarm (custom) com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM
- Apphub bind apphub service (custom) com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE
- 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
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Expand status bar android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
- 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) com.app.news.breaking.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
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.app.news.breaking.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Read permission (custom) com.adjust.preinstall.READ_PERMISSION
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
News Pass: Breaking Local 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 News Pass: Breaking Local 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 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 866c6c791fd573d6fea75632351c7b37.
