The Mercury for Android

The Mercury for Android is the leading source of news for Pottsown, PA.

MediaNews Group, Inc. · com.spreedinc.providers.digitalfirstmedia.mercury

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v10.0.62 149.7 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 12 · Low Maturity

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At a glance

Latest version: v10.0.62 (700000166)
Updated: Sep 16, 2026 (23 days ago)
APK size: 149.7 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+
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Jun 8, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 43 (4 sensitive)
Website: pottsmerc.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

The Mercury for Android is an app by MediaNews Group, Inc. in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least June 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 10.0.52, the APK grew from 127.7 MB to 149.7 MB. Since version 7.6.6, the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 8.0. It asks for 43 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 10.0.61. 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 v10.0.62

Added new author view to articles Fixed inadvertent "unable to load this content" message

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

To continue enjoying our app, we kindly request that you log in again after this update. If you're a subscriber, please take a moment to restore your account to ensure uninterrupted access. You can find the “Restore Subscriptions“ button in Settings under Subscriptions. Welcome to a new app experience, we have optimized our app and given it a facelift! This faster native app now has the following new features: Your News: Provide personalized recommendations for content based on user preferences. Users will be allowed to customize the content they want to engage with by selecting the topics they are truly interested in. By going to the “Your News” tab the user can bypass the noise of all that is published and home in on the content they want Saved Articles: Save feature that allows users to save articles or other content they are interested in for later reading or reference.Push notifications will remind users to read their saved articles or suggest related content Custom Push Notifications: The user can select what topics they want to be notified about which makes for a much less intrusive experience. Top Navigation Bar: A top navigation bar lets the user switch between sections by swiping or tapping. Enews in-app: Desire the newspaper experience? No need to open a separate app! By simply going to Settings and selecting E-News the user can browse the Digital Replica of the day’s paper. Offline Reading: This feature allows users to enable offline reading from Settings. Offline “Reading Preferences” can also be customized for Settings. Swipe Left: Instead of going back to the main section to find more articles, users have the option to simply swipe, immediately opening other articles in the Section. Follow Topics: A user will be shown articles on topics they are following. To follow select “follow” at the article level and related articles will gain relevancy and be shown more frequently. Just as easily “Unfollow” Terms of Use: https://www.medianewsgroup.com/terms-of-use/

Version history

5 versions are listed, going back to v7.6.6. Since v10.0.52 it requires Android 8.0+.

v10.0.62 LATEST Sep 16, 2026 149.7 MB TRUSTED v10.0.61 Sep 10, 2026 149.7 MB TRUSTED v10.0.60 Aug 21, 2026 149.6 MB TRUSTED v10.0.52 Feb 24, 2026 127.7 MB TRUSTED v7.6.6 Oct 7, 2023 40.8 MB TRUSTED

All 5 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 16, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Spreed Inc” 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 16, 2026
Validated against Google Play Sep 16, 2026
Signed byCN=Spreed Inc, OU=Spreed Inc, O=Spreed Inc, L=Toronto, ST=ON, C=CA
Signing certificate (SHA-1)D0:DA:72:6F:CB:4F:BB:DF:E3:78:94:07:DB:41:AD:4D:9D:27:B9:BE
File MD5eb3cfeec897a0d98b08fa5f02a190c23
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (43)

The Mercury for Android requests 43 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
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
Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
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
Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.spreedinc.providers.digitalfirstmedia.mercury.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Launcher read settings (custom) com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
Launcher write settings (custom) com.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Remove home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
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
Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

The Mercury for Android APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of The Mercury for Android for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 7.6.6 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 7.6.6 · All versions

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 Mercury for Android free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is The Mercury for Android 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 eb3cfeec897a0d98b08fa5f02a190c23.