
Peoria Journal Star
Local and national news, spectacular photography, and rich video content.
Spreed Inc. · com.spreedinc.providers.gatehousemedia.peoriajournalstar
At a glance
- Latest version
- v7.9.0 (2025041350)
- Updated
- Jun 13, 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
- Jun 10, 2023 (at least)
- Permissions
- 27 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- pjstar.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Peoria Journal Star is an app by Spreed Inc. in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least June 2023. 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.
What's new in v7.9.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Spreed Inc” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 13, 2024
- Antivirus scan result not available
- 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 MD5a93d5b5e1a5b7764d9b72807d7feaa55
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (27)
Peoria Journal Star 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.peoriajournalstar.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
Peoria Journal Star 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 Peoria Journal Star free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Peoria Journal Star 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 a93d5b5e1a5b7764d9b72807d7feaa55.