The Packer

The fresh fruit and veggie industry's leading source for news, info & analysis.

FARM JOURNAL APPS · com.farmjournalinc.id3288

Not rated yet 500+ downloads vv5.12.19 66 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version: vv5.12.19 (33)
Updated: Apr 16, 2026 (6 months ago)
APK size: 66 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Nov 4, 2020 (at least)
Permissions: 19 (2 sensitive)
Website: agweb.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

The Packer is an app by FARM JOURNAL APPS in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least November 2020. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS and MIPS 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version v5.10.01, the APK grew from 43.6 MB to 66 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 6.0. It asks for 19 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in vv5.12.19

Update to article pages to improve load time

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

There's no argument that The Packer is the fresh fruit and vegetable industry's leading source for news, information and analysis. The Packer has been reporting every week on the produce industry since 1893.

Version history

4 versions are listed, going back to vv5.10.01. Since vv5.12.08 it requires Android 6.0+.

vv5.12.19 LATEST Apr 16, 2026 66 MB TRUSTED vv5.12.18 Aug 27, 2025 66 MB UNKNOWN vv5.12.08 Aug 31, 2024 65.8 MB UNKNOWN vv5.10.01 Mar 19, 2024 43.6 MB UNKNOWN

All 4 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Apr 16, 2026.
Certificate issued to “DoApp” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Apr 16, 2026
Validated against Google Play Apr 16, 2026
Signed byCN=DoApp, OU=DoApp, O=DoApp, L=US, ST=CA, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)CD:2D:5A:E6:3C:D2:3F:68:D9:2D:34:28:01:FB:67:94:54:60:98:99
File MD56a915f8e5ee000f01c3fbdc7159eac1d
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (19)

The Packer requests 19 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
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
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
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.farmjournalinc.id3288.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) com.farmjournalinc.id3288.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
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

Required hardware & features

Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

The Packer 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 Packer 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. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 6a915f8e5ee000f01c3fbdc7159eac1d.