At a glance
- Latest version
- v2.1 (11)
- Updated
- Sep 23, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 10.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 24, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 8 (2 sensitive)
- Website
- codelads.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
TV9 News is an app by Code Lads in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least April 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 1.21, the minimum Android version rose from 7.0 to 8.0. It asks for 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location.
What's new in v2.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v1.21. Since v2.1 it requires Android 8.0+.
Security & authenticity
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 not checked yet Apr 19, 2021
- Antivirus scan passed Apr 19, 2021
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)16:A7:37:9E:9C:4B:00:3C:73:34:3F:42:1F:90:4A:56:59:92:85:41
- File MD5df2e39167ab1bd280e58890de65c5c45
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (8)
TV9 News requests 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- 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
- Location android.hardware.location
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
TV9 News 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 TV9 News APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is df2e39167ab1bd280e58890de65c5c45.
