Vancouver is Live v23.3
APK · 13.7 MB · version code 234 · Android 8.0+ · uploaded Mar 27, 2024
- Same certificate as v23.4, which matches Google Play Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v23.4, uploaded Dec 23, 2025 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 13.7 MB; the latest is 16.7 MB (3.1 MB larger).
- Both versions request the same permissions.
File information
- Version
- v23.3 (234)
- Uploaded
- Mar 27, 2024
- Size
- 13.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 4c8e076ff58e2556ad09fa78a6c5ec0c
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- C2:4F:BD:AD:78:2D:08:69:99:AF:5A:A8:22:21:70:43:14:55:BD:25
- Signed by
- CN=Parnica Chescu Alina Alexandra, L=Sibiu, ST=Sibiu, C=RO
- File name
- com-citybeetles-newsvancouver-234-67328904-4c8e076ff58e2556ad09fa78a6c5ec0c.apk
- Package
- com.citybeetles.newsvancouver
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 18 · High Maturity
What's new in v23.3
23.3 - optimizations
20.3 - new ad options
16.6 - optimizations, bugs fixed; 14.6 - added Live mode and options for ads
Permissions (12)
This version requests 12 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- 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
- Apphub bind apphub service (custom) com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.citybeetles.newsvancouver.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Parnica Chescu Alina Alexandra” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as v23.4, which matches Google Play v23.4
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Mar 27, 2024
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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How to install Vancouver is Live on Android 8.0+
You'll need about 27.3 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (13.7 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-citybeetles-newsvancouver-234-67328904-4c8e076ff58e2556ad09fa78a6c5ec0c.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 4c8e076ff58e2556ad09fa78a6c5ec0c. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Vancouver is Live — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 8.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.