
UK News: Breaking News & Local
See what's happening right now and what happened today in your city or region.
Safe Apps Inc · ma.safe.bnuk
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v11.1.26 (110126)
- Updated
- Jul 21, 2026 (3 months ago)
- APK size
- 26.2 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Apr 8, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 23 (7 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
UK News: Breaking News & Local is an app by Safe Apps Inc in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least April 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 11.1.13, the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 6.0. It asks for 23 permissions, 7 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and approximate location. Compared with version 11.1.20, it adds 4 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Access adservices custom audience” and “Access adservices topics”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
4 versions are listed, going back to v11.1.13. Since v11.1.26 it requires Android 6.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 21, 2026.
- Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jul 21, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Jul 21, 2026
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)AA:D5:93:16:55:9E:A9:B0:A2:4A:16:3F:28:9C:B2:96:4C:40:04:23
- File MD5cf1cce5a24f3935c1961278fda3f3fa8
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (23)
UK News: Breaking News & Local requests 23 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- 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) ma.safe.bnuk.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- 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
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
UK News: Breaking News & Local APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of UK News: Breaking News & Local for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 6.0 or later. Version 11.1.20 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.4 and later. Get version 11.1.20 · 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 UK News: Breaking News & Local 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 cf1cce5a24f3935c1961278fda3f3fa8.