The Star ePaper

The Star ePaper is the digital replica of Malaysia's leading English daily.

Star Media Group Berhad · com.fireworks.starepaper

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v1.7.19 23.7 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.7.19 (108)
Updated: Jun 7, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 23.7 MB
Requires: Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Jul 21, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 20 (6 sensitive)
Website: newsstand.thestar.com.my
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

The Star ePaper is an app by Star Media Group Berhad in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least July 2021. It includes native code only for ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 20 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including call phone, read phone status and identity and find accounts on the device.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

The Star newspaper, in digital form. Read and listen to the news and views from today, catch up on news you missed in the past. - Switch seamlessly between newspaper view and mobile-optimised text view. - Read up to 60 days of past issues. - Listen to the news through the audio reader. - Includes all sections in The Star: Sport, Business, all Metro sections, and more. - Available from 6am (MYT) daily. GET THE BUNDLE AND SAVE: Subscribe to The Star Bundle for both ePaper access and home delivery of the print edition. Visit newsstand.thestar.com.my for more info. For assistance, please contact The Star Customer Service at 1 300 88 7827 or email [email protected].

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 7, 2024
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)2D:17:B8:3A:33:C1:F8:B5:F7:89:44:71:00:52:40:8F:3D:0F:30:3E
File MD53ca0370d69ab22b0580ab2567790f55f
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (20)

The Star ePaper requests 20 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.

Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access gps android.permission.ACCESS_GPS
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) com.fireworks.starepaper.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

The Star ePaper 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 Star ePaper APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 3ca0370d69ab22b0580ab2567790f55f.