The Mercury News e-Edition

The Mercury News. Printed on your Android tablet.

MediaNews Group, Inc. · com.sanjosemercurynews.android.prod

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v3.8.4 92.6 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v3.8.4 (2021120747)
Updated: Apr 26, 2024 (2 years 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)
Listed since: Nov 13, 2020 (at least)
Permissions: 22 (5 sensitive)
Website: bayareanewsgroup.info/android
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

The Mercury News e-Edition is an app by MediaNews Group, Inc. in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least November 2020. 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 3.8.3, it adds 3 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and “Access adservices topics”) 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 v3.8.4

General Bug Fixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

The e-Edition keeps The Mercury News at your fingertips, with every article and picture intact — even comics and puzzles. Our android Device version delivers all the content with a faster, simpler interface: * In-depth local coverage from The Mercury News newsroom. * Entertainment content with the latest on movies, music, dining and other great ideas on things to see and do. * An all-star Sports section and much more. * Razor-sharp views of every word, photo and image exactly as it appears in print. * Streamlined navigation for readers on the go: Flip pages, zoom on articles, rotate to landscape mode. * Tap any article to convert to full-screen text. * Includes archive access to every issue published in the past 30 days.

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v3.8.3.

v3.8.4 LATEST Apr 26, 2024 92.6 MB TRUSTED v3.8.3 Oct 6, 2023 87.4 MB TRUSTED

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Tecnavia” Not the developer's name (“MediaNews Group, Inc.”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Apr 26, 2024
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 MD542f297f8c27ada80fb3bb88eec307a6a
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (22)

The Mercury News 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 Mercury News e-Edition APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is The Mercury News e-Edition free?

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

Is The Mercury News 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. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 42f297f8c27ada80fb3bb88eec307a6a.