Sixth Tone v1.6.8
APK · 20.3 MB · version code 1680 · Android 6.0+ · uploaded Nov 26, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v1.7.2, uploaded Oct 7, 2026 — about 10 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 20.3 MB; the latest is 30.7 MB (10.4 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 6.0+; the latest needs Android 10+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Foreground service media playback.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Broadcast package install, Call phone, Camera, Read media images, Read media video, Read media visual user selected, Modify shared storage.
File information
- Version
- v1.6.8 (1680)
- Uploaded
- Nov 26, 2025
- Size
- 20.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 9d76164c4e2360acaf48958298c68ece
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 97:B2:7A:65:B8:D1:5A:70:13:66:5C:FB:2B:B9:1C:D0:13:B3:57:D4
- Signed by
- CN=Zhiwen Ouyang, OU=Technical Center, O=Shanghai Dongfang Newspaper Co.Ltd, L=Shanghai, ST=Shanghai, C=86
- File name
- com-thepaper-sixthtone-1680-72526373-9d76164c4e2360acaf48958298c68ece.apk
- Package
- com.thepaper.sixthtone
- Downloads (all versions)
- 5K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v1.6.8
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Support Android15
Permissions (24)
This version requests 24 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
- Read media visual user selected Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
- Broadcast package added android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_ADDED
- Broadcast package changed android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_CHANGED
- Broadcast package install android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_INSTALL
- Broadcast package replaced android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REPLACED
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.thepaper.sixthtone.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Notification badge icon (custom) com.vivo.notification.permission.BADGE_ICON
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read logs android.permission.READ_LOGS
- 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
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 26, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Shanghai Dongfang Newspaper Co.Ltd” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 5 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Nov 26, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 26, 2025
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (5 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Sixth Tone on Android 6.0+
You'll need about 40.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (20.3 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-thepaper-sixthtone-1680-72526373-9d76164c4e2360acaf48958298c68ece.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 9d76164c4e2360acaf48958298c68ece. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Sixth Tone — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 6.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.