The Boston Globe e-Paper
The Boston Globe ePaper brings award-winning journalism to your mobile devices.
Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC · com.pagesuite.thebostonglobe
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v5.5.9 (8123559)
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 91 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 20, 2022 (at least)
- Permissions
- 22 (5 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
The Boston Globe e-Paper is an app by Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least March 2022. 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 22 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and find accounts on the device. It asks for the same permissions as version 5.5.8. 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 v5.5.9
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v5.5.7.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 18, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Boston Globe Media Partners LLC” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 18, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Sep 18, 2025
- Signed byCN=Udo Nelson, OU=Unknown, O=Boston Globe Media Partners LLC, L=Boston, ST=Massachusetts, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)96:D2:8A:10:7A:44:B0:3E:64:12:03:A0:BC:1F:70:62:A9:55:ED:EE
- File MD5c7baa7083b62d05ec967f97b97d0158b
- 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 (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (22)
The Boston Globe e-Paper requests 22 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- 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
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- 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
- Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.cmgdigital.AJCUAT.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- 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
Required hardware & features
- Location android.hardware.location
The Boston Globe e-Paper APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is The Boston Globe e-Paper free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is The Boston Globe e-Paper APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c7baa7083b62d05ec967f97b97d0158b.
