Newspapers -local & world news
Easy access to local news and world news with included 6000+ news sources
SMART NEWS · smart.news.world.lite
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.7.6 (112)
- Updated
- Oct 3, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 11.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 23, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 14 (2 sensitive)
- Website
- smart-news.rf.gd
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Newspapers -local & world news is an app by SMART NEWS in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least February 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 14 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.7.5. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v2.7.4.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “SMART NEWS” 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 Oct 3, 2024
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Signed byCN=SMART NEWS
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)85:0F:1A:B5:21:86:3E:88:32:E3:31:3D:A6:B0:3F:71:00:6A:65:3F
- File MD537b52393fdcfdacd95b522d7966ab88d
- 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 (14)
Newspapers -local & world news requests 14 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
- 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
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) smart.news.world.lite.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
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
Newspapers -local & world 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 the Newspapers -local & world 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 37b52393fdcfdacd95b522d7966ab88d.
