upday+ | Local & World News

Read summarised news, headlines & trending stories from your region & the world

upday GmbH & Co. KG · de.axelspringer.yana

4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) 1M+ downloads v3.1.15176 21.5 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v3.1.15176 (15176)
Updated: Jul 25, 2026 (2 months ago)
APK size: 21.5 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Mar 24, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 19 (2 sensitive)
Website: upday.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

upday+ | Local & World News is an app by upday GmbH & Co. KG in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least March 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 3.1.15143, the minimum Android version rose from 6.0 to 7.0. It asks for 19 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: approximate location and read phone status and identity. Compared with version 3.1.15143, it adds 2 new permissions: “Ad id” and “Run at startup”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

4.7out of 56 ratings

5 ★83%
4 ★0%
3 ★17%
2 ★0%
1 ★0%

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What's new in v3.1.15176

- Sdk updates - Bug fixes - Smaller app size

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

upday is your independent, free news app with 25+ million monthly users across 34 countries. Combining highly innovative technology and journalistic expertise, upday offers readers a bite-size overview of the most important, up-to-the-minute local and global news headlines plus trending stories curated to your preferences and reading history. Why upday? • Choose from 35 country editions in local languages • Your republic news: Read local news, as well as regional and global news • Receive push notifications on breaking news • Read nightly news and breaking news as summaries in the daily briefings • Get recommended articles based on your interests loaded automatically • Choose from categories such as Culture, Tech, Life & Style, Music and Sport • Benefit from regular updates of the app functions • Block sources, save or share articles • Start now. No registration required Local editors across Europe select the most relevant news from over 5,000 integrated sources (local and international) and summarise the most important articles in short sentences. All sources are hand-checked and meet journalistic standards. And thanks to our breaking headlines notifications, you can stay up-to-date with the latest online news and current affairs when they happen. By the way: upday has its own European football channel. TOP NEWS - the latest news stories at a glance. Read summarised, curated news from local upday editors across Europe. Our experienced editorial team works around-the-clock scanning news sources and social media to bring you the most essential breaking local and international news. To read further, simply click on the card to access the original article in full and direct from the publisher’s site. MY NEWS – your personalised newsfeed. My News combines technology with your own personal preferences to scan over 5,000 news websites and blogs, resulting in a personalised feed of articles you’re most likely to read and enjoy. We take this responsibility seriously, so it is important our readers are only provided with the most important news that’s guaranteed to be trustworthy. By doing this, you can be confident that our daily news is of highest quality while meeting the highest journalistic standards. upday – Big news in short time. As an advanced news app, upday offers you the latest news stories and articles from a variety of publishers, magazines and newspapers such as BBC News, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sun and a lot more. Follow upday on social for all the latest news: Facebook: /upday Twitter: @updayuk Instagram: /updayuk Info for Samsung users: upday was originally developed in cooperation between Axel Springer and Samsung as an in-house news app and is accordingly pre-installed on all Samsung smartphones. (Open Samsung Free > Click the "Read" category). In addition, you can download upday on all Android devices. Your feedback is very important to us: Send us an email with your opinion, questions or suggestions to [email protected].

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v3.1.15143. Since v3.1.15176 it requires Android 7.0+.

v3.1.15176 LATEST Jul 25, 2026 21.5 MB TRUSTED v3.1.15143 Aug 28, 2026 19.8 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 Jul 25, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Symphony Media GmbH & Co. KG” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jul 25, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jul 25, 2026
Signed byCN=Daniel Keller, OU=Development, O=Symphony Media GmbH & Co. KG, L=Berlin, ST=Berlin, C=DE
Signing certificate (SHA-1)1C:FA:1B:D8:79:F0:0D:47:AD:42:00:8E:53:94:52:10:CC:74:27:5A
File MD56dc26496c03d44365c54288a9f3e484d
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (19)

upday+ | Local & World News requests 19 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
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
Ad id android.permission.AD_ID
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
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) de.axelspringer.yana.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
Spage read card data (custom) com.samsung.android.app.spage.permission.READ_CARD_DATA
Spage write card data (custom) com.samsung.android.app.spage.permission.WRITE_CARD_DATA
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Location android.hardware.location
GPS android.hardware.location.gps
Network location android.hardware.location.network
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

upday+ | Local & World News APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of upday+ | Local & World News for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 3.1.15143 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. Get version 3.1.15143 · 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 upday+ | Local & World News 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 other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 6dc26496c03d44365c54288a9f3e484d.