The East Bay Times e-Edition
e-Edition keeps the East Bay Times at your fingertips.
MediaNews Group, Inc. · com.contracostatimes.android.prod
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v4.0.1 (2022030150)
- Updated
- Dec 23, 2025 (10 months ago)
- APK size
- 92.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Permissions
- 22 (5 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
The East Bay Times e-Edition is an app by MediaNews Group, Inc. in the News & Magazines category. 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. Compared with version 3.7.0, it adds 5 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Access adservices topics” and 2 more) and drops 1 (“Run at startup”). 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 v4.0.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v3.7.0.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 23, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Tecnavia” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Dec 23, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 23, 2025
- Signed byCN=Tecnavia, OU=Tecnavia, O=Tecnavia, L=Minnesota, ST=Minnesota, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)5C:D7:9F:22:26:5A:17:84:8C:C9:F2:0B:BC:25:87:EC:29:27:B9:F6
- File MD5260ad39334af88a85fae87ddb83e6252
- 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 (22)
The East Bay Times e-Edition 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
The East Bay Times e-Edition 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 East Bay Times e-Edition free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is The East Bay Times e-Edition 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 other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 260ad39334af88a85fae87ddb83e6252.
