Windows Central — The app!
The is the Android app for WindowsCentral.com. C'mon, you know you read us.
Mobile Nations · com.wpcentral.app
At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.1.18 (186)
- Updated
- Mar 24, 2019 (7 years ago)
- APK size
- 14.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Permissions
- 25 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- mobilenations.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Windows Central — The app! is an app by Mobile Nations in the News & Magazines category. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit and MIPS, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 25 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
What's new in v3.1.18
What's new in this update:
• A new logo, a fresh coat of paint, the sand great Windows Central app you know and love!
Description
From the listing uploaded by “supermann”.
*** Now with a Material Design overhaul in v2.0! ***
This is the Android app for WindowsCentral.com. (Formerly WPCentral and WMExperts!) C'mon, you know you read us. A few of you might have even hacked Android onto an HTC HD2 at some point. How great was that phone, right?
Anyway. Here we are. All the stories, editorials, reviews and everything else you get from our site — now in a handy Android app. Plus you'll get:
★ The latest from the blog. That means news, reviews, editorials - everything you can get from WindowsCentral.com, we've go it it here as well.
★ Widgets for the home screen and lock screen.
★ Comment on stories. We know you have an opinion. We know you like to point out typos. Now you can do it easily from our app.
★ Tip us to news stories. Get a spy shot of an unreleased phone? Have a story you think we need to see? Send it straight to us from the app.
★ Full access to the WindowsCentral Forums. This is *the* best place to get fast and friendly help with your Android smartphone, or to discuss the latest news and rumors.
★ Videos: Watch every video we've ever uploaded to YouTube. In fact, watch them twice.
★ Podcasts: Listen to every episode of the Windows Central Podcast right in our app!
★ Wallpapers: You've got full access to our user-submitted wallpaper gallery. Download your favorite directly to your phone!
★ Shop for accessories: We've teamed up with the Windows Central Store to make it easier than ever to pick up the latest charger, cable, dock, headset - whatever you need to make the most of your smartphone.
★ Mobile Nations Passport: You can sign in with your Mobile Nations Passport account to leave comments or to post in the forums. And we're working hard on making this even easier in future versions. Hang tight!
WHAT'S (STILL) IN THE WORKS
★ Notifications.
APP PERMISSIONS IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Here's why this app asks permission for certain things, in plain English:
First off, we're using the Android 6.x Marshmallow APIs, which means you you might be asked to allow the app to do something — say, access your SD card — while you're using the app. That's a good thing!
★Photos/Media/Files & Storage: These two permissions are used so you can upload images and the like to our forums. They're also used for downloading our podcast and from our wallpaper gallery.
★Wi-Fi connection: This helps us better serve our award-winning content to you. It's used for analytics and to make sure nothing's going to kill your connection or anything.
★Full network access/prevent device from sleeping/view network connections/set wallpaper: Gotta have network access to use the internet. Sleeping has to do with playback, and wallpaper is for setting your wallpaper in the wallpaper gallery.
Have a concern about a permission? Ask us! We're happy to help. Email [email protected].
FINALLY ...
Did you really read this far? Good for you. You rock. Thanks for downloading this app. And stay tuned for the next version, which will be even better than this one. Namaste.
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Smartphone Experts” Not the developer's name (“Mobile Nations”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Mar 24, 2019
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 16, 2020
- Signed byCN=Neil Sainsbury, O=Smartphone Experts, L=Inverness, ST=FL
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)F5:6F:D0:85:6F:EC:3D:CA:47:00:14:57:B5:C4:AB:67:53:8B:E2:74
- File MD595fac8300c48a86eb639b74fa0f4b305
- Uploaded by “supermann” 2 followers · uploading since 2019
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures. AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (25)
Windows Central — The app! requests 25 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.wpcentral.app.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Windows Central — The app! 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 Windows Central — The app! free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Windows Central — The app! APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 95fac8300c48a86eb639b74fa0f4b305.
