At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.6.8 (48)
- Updated
- Feb 10, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 9.1 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Nov 30, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 9
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
Russia Newspapers is an app by ZHR in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least November 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 9 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 1.6.7, it drops 2 permissions: “Approximate location” and “Precise location”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v1.6.7.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “android” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Feb 10, 2024
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Signed byCN=zhr apps, OU=android, O=android, L=Plovdiv, ST=Plovdiv, C=BG
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)9B:C3:AB:7F:F3:8A:07:09:57:A0:B3:B1:FD:A2:23:1E:33:87:AE:C2
- File MD53e7015f256287f1ec4cb2ab05d2b34f5
- 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 (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (9)
Russia Newspapers requests 9 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- 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
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) all.newspapers.russia.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Russia Newspapers 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 Russia Newspapers 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 other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 3e7015f256287f1ec4cb2ab05d2b34f5.
