UCB Player

UCB Player lets you watch and listen to great Christian radio and video.

United Christian Broadcasters · uk.co.ucb

Not rated yet 50K+ downloads v27.7.291.1 42.4 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v27.7.291.1 (42030)
Updated: May 21, 2026 (5 months ago)
APK size: 42.4 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Entertainment (app)
Listed since: Jul 6, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 22 (3 sensitive)
Website: ucb.co.uk
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

UCB Player is an app by United Christian Broadcasters in the Entertainment category, listed since at least July 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 24.6.251.0, the minimum Android version rose from 6.0 to 7.0. It asks for 22 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: precise location, record audio and approximate location. Compared with version 25.4.259.0, it adds 5 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Foreground service media playback” and 2 more) and drops 2 (“Change wifi state” and “Control vibration”). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

UCB Player puts United Christian Broadcasters in your pocket! Choose between radio stations UCB1 and UCB2 – for a different mix of music, presenters, programmes, conversation, stories and so much more. Check out the songs and shows, listen back to any interviews you’ve missed, catch up with the latest reports from UCB News and join in the studio discussion with the ‘record a message’ function. Download your favourite UCB podcast, listen to the daily Bible-based reading, find out about the UCB Prayerline service and access the library of UCB video content. With UCB Player you can:  Listen live to UCB 1 & UCB 2  Hear the news from a Christian perspective with regular reports from UCB News  Download your favourite UCB podcasts  Every day, hear the UCB Word for Today and Word for You  Listen to radio interviews and features you missed  Discover which songs are being played on air on UCB1 and UCB2  See the latest radio schedule to check out which programmes/presenters are coming up  Catch up with any programme broadcast on UCB1 and UCB2 during the last 30 days  Record a short voice message to join a studio discussion  Access to the library of UCB video content  Find out how to contact the UCB Prayerline  Partner with UCB financially

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v24.6.251.0. Since v27.7.291.1 it requires Android 7.0+.

v27.7.291.1 LATEST May 21, 2026 42.4 MB TRUSTED v25.4.259.0 Nov 29, 2025 42.5 MB TRUSTED v24.6.251.0 Jun 11, 2024 39 MB TRUSTED

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on May 21, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Scripps Networks International (UK) Limited” 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 May 21, 2026
Validated against Google Play May 21, 2026
Signed byO=Scripps Networks International (UK) Limited, C=GB
Signing certificate (SHA-1)6F:4F:BF:B2:C2:10:A3:15:E2:9A:BE:1D:D3:74:B8:01:05:15:E6:3D
File MD53bfed242f453344446de880c4e01ebc4
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 (22)

UCB Player requests 22 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
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
Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
Foreground service system exempted android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED
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) uk.co.ucb.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Run user initiated jobs android.permission.RUN_USER_INITIATED_JOBS
Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
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

Location android.hardware.location
Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait

UCB Player APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of UCB Player for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 25.4.259.0 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. Get version 25.4.259.0 · 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 UCB Player 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 3bfed242f453344446de880c4e01ebc4.