The Meridian Star
Take The Meridian Star with you wherever and whenever you go
Newspaper Holdings, Inc. · com.ap.tms
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.11.00 (2024030950)
- Updated
- Jun 5, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 44.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- x86 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- May 7, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 33 (2 sensitive)
- Website
- vervewireless.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
The Meridian Star is an app by Newspaper Holdings, Inc. in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least May 2021. It includes native code only for x86 64-bit, so it won't install on ordinary ARM phones (only on x86 devices such as emulators and some Chromebooks).
It asks for 33 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location. Compared with version 3.9.09, it adds 2 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id” and “Access adservices attribution”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v3.11.00
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v3.8.23.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 5, 2024.
- Certificate issued to “Verve” 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 Jun 5, 2024
- Validated against Google Play Jun 5, 2024
- Signed byCN=Verve, OU=Verve, O=Verve, L=US, ST=CA, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)C6:DB:E9:40:84:AB:E4:42:F3:8E:AD:75:D8:81:77:48:BC:5E:E4:A0
- File MD5bda972487fce74661ef361dfe9e16514
- 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 (33)
The Meridian Star requests 33 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- 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
- 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
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- 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.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
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.ap.tms.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- 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
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
The Meridian Star 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 Meridian Star 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 bda972487fce74661ef361dfe9e16514.
