
TheGazette.com
News and sports from Eastern Iowa's leading news source.
The Gazette · com.doapps.android.mln.MLN_5d31204e42600a68ff595edf5580e7db
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- vv5.12.19 (4908108)
- Updated
- Sep 28, 2025 (1 year 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
- Mar 26, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 19 (2 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
TheGazette.com is an app by The Gazette in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least March 2021. 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 v5.12.06, the APK grew from 44.3 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. It asks for the same permissions as version v5.12.18. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in vv5.12.19
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to vv5.12.06. Since vv5.12.12(v5.12.12) it requires Android 6.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 28, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “DoApps Inc.” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 28, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Sep 28, 2025
- Signed byCN=Jeremy McJunkin, OU=DoApps Inc., O=DoApps Inc., L=Minneapolis, ST=Minnesota, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)B8:2B:0D:DD:B4:E3:A6:AB:59:1D:76:0A:96:2F:59:CC:FE:3B:A5:00
- File MD5f131b015f6f7d49fc2cf7ef9c0cca6ba
- 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 (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (19)
TheGazette.com 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.doapps.android.mln.MLN_5d31204e42600a68ff595edf5580e7db.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.doapps.android.mln.MLN_5d31204e42600a68ff595edf5580e7db.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
TheGazette.com APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of TheGazette.com for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 6.0 or later. Version v5.12.06 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 v5.12.06 · 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 TheGazette.com 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 3 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is f131b015f6f7d49fc2cf7ef9c0cca6ba.