SmartNews: News That Matters v24.8.35
APK · 57.9 MB · version code 1000872 · Android 8.0+ · uploaded Aug 23, 2024
- Same certificate as v7.4.0, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v25.4.30, uploaded Apr 23, 2025 — about 8 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 57.9 MB; the latest is 76 MB (18.1 MB larger).
- The latest version asks for 2 more permissions: Camera, Record audio (microphone).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Foreground service media playback.
File information
- Version
- v24.8.35 (1000872)
- Uploaded
- Aug 23, 2024
- Size
- 57.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- fb5de57612d79947683b98d720e0218e
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 48:7D:E9:5E:56:50:7C:99:4A:07:B3:EC:56:93:E6:74:2A:50:83:23
- Signed by
- O=Gocro, C=jp
- File name
- jp-gocro-smartnews-android-1000872-68589620-fb5de57612d79947683b98d720e0218e.apk
- Package
- jp.gocro.smartnews.android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 50M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v24.8.35
- Performance improvements and bug fixes to enhance your reading experience.
Game data (OBB)
This app needs extra data files (4.4 MB) next to the APK. Their download links appear once the download is unlocked.
- Main OBB
- main.204.jp.gocro.smartnews.android.obb (4.4 MB)
- Main OBB MD5
- 1701db4e76dcad230a61018c1addddb2
Permissions (26)
This version requests 26 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- 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
- Ad services config android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Idimserviceappservice (custom) com.nttdocomo.android.idmanager.permission.serviceapp.IDimServiceAppService
- Idmanager get id state (custom) com.nttdocomo.android.idmanager.permission.GET_ID_STATE
- Idmanager get id state confirm (custom) com.nttdocomo.android.idmanager.permission.GET_ID_STATE_CONFIRM
- Idmanager notify status (custom) com.nttdocomo.android.idmanager.permission.NOTIFY_STATUS
- Idmanager open service top (custom) com.nttdocomo.android.idmanager.permission.OPEN_SERVICE_TOP
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) jp.gocro.smartnews.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- 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
- Certificate issued to “Gocro” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v7.4.0, which matches Google Play v7.4.0
Store checks
- Developer signature under review May 12, 2025
- Uploaded by “optimizer” 286 followers · uploading since 2019
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install SmartNews: News That Matters on Android 8.0+
You'll need about 120.2 MB of free space (the APK plus 4.4 MB of game data).
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (57.9 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 jp-gocro-smartnews-android-1000872-68589620-fb5de57612d79947683b98d720e0218e.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 fb5de57612d79947683b98d720e0218e. 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).
- Copy the game data — before the first launch, move the OBB file (4.4 MB), without renaming or unzipping, into Android/obb/jp.gocro.smartnews.android/. On Android 11 and later many file managers can't open that folder; use the built-in Files app or copy it from a computer over USB.
- Open SmartNews: News That Matters — 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 8.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, 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.