
Observer-Dispatch - Utica, NY
Local and national news, spectacular photography, and rich video content.
GateHouse Media, LLC · com.spreedinc.providers.gatehousemedia.uticaobserverdispatch
At a glance
- Latest version
- v7.9.0 (2025041350)
- Updated
- Jun 8, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 103.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 2, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 27 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- uticaod.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Observer-Dispatch - Utica, NY is an app by GateHouse Media, LLC in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least February 2021. It includes native code for x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 27 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including camera, approximate location and read phone status and identity. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Spreed Inc” Not the developer's name (“GateHouse Media, LLC”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 8, 2024
- Signed byCN=Spreed Inc, OU=Spreed Inc, O=Spreed Inc, L=Toronto, ST=ON, C=CA
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)D0:DA:72:6F:CB:4F:BB:DF:E3:78:94:07:DB:41:AD:4D:9D:27:B9:BE
- File MD54f86f43ce6998b7d8541c4f628213169
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (27)
Observer-Dispatch - Utica, NY requests 27 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- 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
- Alarm receive boot completed (custom) com.android.alarm.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Broadcast sticky android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- 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.spreedinc.providers.gatehousemedia.uticaobserverdispatch.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- 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
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Observer-Dispatch - Utica, NY 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 Observer-Dispatch - Utica, NY free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Observer-Dispatch - Utica, NY 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 4f86f43ce6998b7d8541c4f628213169.