News Suite by Sony

YOUR NEWS, TWO WAYS

Sony Corporation · com.sony.nfx.app.sfrc

4.8 out of 5 (10 ratings) 100M+ downloads v5.6.11.30.1 42 MB Android 10+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v5.6.11.30.1 (16561130)
Updated: Aug 27, 2026 (1 month ago)
APK size: 42 MB
Requires: Android 10+ (API 29)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Sep 26, 2012
Permissions: 37 (2 sensitive)
Website: socialife.sony.net/en_ww/newssuite
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

News Suite by Sony is an app by Sony Corporation in the News & Magazines category, listed since September 2012. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 5.5.09.30.1, the APK grew from 21.2 MB to 42 MB. Since version 5.0.48.30.2, the minimum Android version rose from 4.1 to 10. It asks for 37 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 5.6.10.30.2. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

4.8out of 510 ratings

5 ★80%
4 ★20%
3 ★0%
2 ★0%
1 ★0%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v5.6.11.30.1

Version 5.3.16 Performance improvements and bug fixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

WHAT'S NEW The widget has been newly designed. Article categories can be changed to “Sports”, “Celebrity”, "Most Read", etc. It can be added from the home screen. THE ONLY NEWS APP YOU NEED With News Suite, you no longer have to visit multiple sites and apps to stay in the know. It organises articles from 1000s of feeds into two tabs so it’s easy to find what’s relevant to you. The “News” tab keeps you up to date on a wide range of current affairs, while the “My Feeds” tab brings you articles customised to your personal interests. We’ve partnered with the world’s most popular publications so there’s always new, quality content to engage you. YOUR NEWS, TWO WAYS -With our unique two-tab design, you can switch between the news you want and the news you need with the tap of a finger. -The “News” tab is where you can read up on a wide range of organised genres such as: General News, Entertainment, Sports, Food and more. -The “My Feeds” tab is where we bring you a personalised array of content based on your favourite topics. KNOW NOW -When you enable push notifications you’ll receive important news stories as soon as they develop. -With our ”Scheduled News” feature, you can customise push notifications for certain topics to appear periodically. SAVE AND SHARE You can save articles to your bookmarks list to read later. Plus, we make it easy to share your favourite stories with friends on Facebook and Twitter. Click here for FAQs & support information http://socialife.sony.net/en_ww/newssuite/help/ -Tips for Use- ■ How to Read News from Your Own Country/Region ■ By default, the region setting of your "News" tab is taken from the language and region settings of your device. For example, if your device’s language is set to “English (United States),” then news from the U.S. will be displayed. If you are unable to read news from the region you are staying in, you can use the method below to change the region setting. * Please note this resets the app to its initial state, deleting all feeds and bookmarks which have been registered. 1. Go to "Apps & notifications > News Suite > Storage & Cache" in your phone settings and select "Clear Storage". * This will delete feeds and bookmarks which have been registered. 2. Restart News Suite 3. Select the link for "Terms of service" from the starting screen 4. Choose the region you stay in under "Select your language/region" ■ Setting Up Push Notifications ■ Users can receive periodic updates via push notifications with "Scheduled News," as well as push notifications for important news articles with "Additional feeds and other info of interest" You can turn notifications on or off, and set timings, by selecting "Settings," followed by "Notifications," from the upper right menu.

Version history

9 versions are listed, going back to v5.0.48.30.2. New versions arrive here about every week. Since v5.6.05.30.2 it requires Android 10+.

v5.6.11.30.1 LATEST Aug 27, 2026 42 MB TRUSTED v5.6.10.30.2 Sep 22, 2026 42 MB TRUSTED v5.6.09.30.1 Jun 24, 2026 41.9 MB TRUSTED v5.6.05.30.2 Apr 4, 2026 41.6 MB TRUSTED v5.5.09.30.1 Sep 10, 2026 21.2 MB TRUSTED

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News Suite by Sony among popular News & Magazines apps

News Suite by Sony is one of the 36 most downloaded apps in our News & Magazines category.

News Suite by Sony and the News & Magazines apps ranked next to it by downloads
App	Rating	Downloads	Download size
upday news for Samsung	4.5 (13)	500M+	21.5 MB
Public - Indian Local Videos	–	100M+	52.3 MB
News Suite by Sony (this app)	4.8 (10)	100M+	42 MB
MetroZone	4.2 (6)	100M+	72.9 MB
Reddit	4.5 (230)	100M+	–

Apps listed next to it in our News & Magazines ranking by downloads (pre-installed system apps left out). Ratings and download counts come from the source store; ratings with fewer than five votes and sizes of outdated listings aren't shown.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 27, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Sony Network Entertainment” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Aug 27, 2026
Validated against Google Play Aug 27, 2026
Signed byCN=Sony Network Entertainment Signer, OU=Strategic Product Planning, O=Sony Network Entertainment, L=Foster City, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)7D:EC:C0:17:93:E8:76:DB:62:7B:47:42:98:66:99:9B:DA:41:8E:84
File MD5d73ee5a72b7988e1f7ee0dbbf8d07b64
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (37)

News Suite by Sony requests 37 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_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
Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
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
Commondata get common data (custom) com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA
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
Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
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.sony.nfx.app.sfrc.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
Mapsagent read app info (custom) com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO
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
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Stream widget (custom) com.sony.nfx.app.sfrc.widget.STREAM_WIDGET
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
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

News Suite by Sony APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of News Suite by Sony for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 10 or later. Version 5.5.09.30.1 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 8.0 and later. Get version 5.5.09.30.1 · All versions

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 Suite by Sony 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 d73ee5a72b7988e1f7ee0dbbf8d07b64.