
The INS NEWS
Incredibly Brave Journalism
Gabfire IT Solutions · apptheinsin.wpapp
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v100.0 (1000201468)
- Updated
- Nov 24, 2025 (11 months ago)
- APK size
- 4 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Jun 12, 2023 (at least)
- Permissions
- 14 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- theins.in
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
The INS NEWS is an app by Gabfire IT Solutions in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least June 2023. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 10.0, the APK grew from 2.2 MB to 4 MB. It asks for 14 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and record audio. Compared with version 10.0, it adds 4 new permissions: “Read shared storage”, “Record audio”, “Modify audio settings” and “Show notifications”.
What's new in v100.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v10.0. Since v100.0 it requires Android 5.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Nov 24, 2025.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Nov 24, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Nov 24, 2025
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)7C:5D:D0:F7:38:A2:B6:D0:16:3D:D2:B7:56:25:01:72:E7:80:8D:E6
- File MD58256bcd3d7df29ea8666967b5abea66e
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (14)
The INS NEWS requests 14 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- 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
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) apptheinsin.wpapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) apptheinsin.wpapp.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
The INS NEWS 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 INS NEWS 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 8256bcd3d7df29ea8666967b5abea66e.