
Northern State University
The official app of Northern State University.
South Dakota Board of Regents · com.sdbor.northernstate.mobileapp
At a glance
- Latest version
- v5.6.1 (561)
- Updated
- Jun 7, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 8.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Education (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 16, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 20 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- northern.edu
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Northern State University is an app by South Dakota Board of Regents in the Education category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 20 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, call phone and approximate location. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v5.6.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Northern State University” Not the developer's name (“South Dakota Board of Regents”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature under review May 8, 2025
- Signed byCN=Northern State University, L=Aberdeen, ST=SD, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)2F:CB:36:CB:3D:E8:5B:6A:94:1C:09:D5:8F:4C:F8:17:0A:C0:93:86
- File MD5ad8355212c9b61dee1b9cc86fa3f365e
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (20)
Northern State University requests 20 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- 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
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- 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
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
Northern State University 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 Northern State University APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is ad8355212c9b61dee1b9cc86fa3f365e.