World Science News

Find science news sources and read all your science news in one app.

City Beetles · com.citybeetles.newsscience

Not rated yet 5K+ downloads v24.0 16.2 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 16 · Medium Maturity

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At a glance

Latest version: v24.0 (241)
Updated: Oct 4, 2026 (5 days ago)
APK size: 16.2 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Jan 4, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 15 (1 sensitive)
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

World Science News is an app by City Beetles in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least January 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 21.2, the minimum Android version rose from 7.0 to 8.0. It asks for 15 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage. Compared with version 23.7, it adds 4 new permissions (“Modify shared storage”, “Google Play install referrer”, “Receive push notifications” and “Show notifications”) and drops 1 (“View Wi-Fi connections”). The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v24.0

24.0 - update for latest android; notifications

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Find out now what the future brings! Read the latest news from many famous science sources in the world with this free and fast science news feed reader. World Science News will always try to give you the best recommendations for science news sources. It is up to you what you add and choose to read. World Science News is not a news station, it does not produce news, but it is a reading tool. You may also enter any website address and the app will try and find if it has a public RSS feed, that you can add. World Science News offers two reading modes, List mode and Live mode. In List mode, all sources you add are listed vertically and you may browse news by source. In Live mode, we will group all news titles from all the recommended feeds that you add and you may read titles as they are published by the sources in one big flow. Even more, the Live mode groups titles by topics. So, you can read all news and other topics of your interest in one place. World Science News has a dedicated team that constantly monitors public feeds related to science. We update and filter our feed suggestions to offer a civilized and comfortable reading experience. We are also monitoring our Live option solution to keep a good flow of titles mix for your selections. - No intrusive permissions - News are fetched fast and in real time - No downloads in the background, while not in the app - Options to enlarge or reduce texts in real time Even though we do not offer news, we have journalists in our group to monitor our news reading apps.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v21.2. Since v23.7 it requires Android 8.0+.

v24.0 LATEST Oct 4, 2026 16.2 MB TRUSTED v23.7 Apr 29, 2026 16.7 MB TRUSTED v21.2 Aug 29, 2023 11.3 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Oct 4, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Parnica Chescu Alina Alexandra” 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 Oct 4, 2026
Validated against Google Play Oct 4, 2026
Signed byCN=Parnica Chescu Alina Alexandra, L=Sibiu, ST=Sibiu, C=RO
Signing certificate (SHA-1)C2:4F:BD:AD:78:2D:08:69:99:AF:5A:A8:22:21:70:43:14:55:BD:25
File MD5c23ffd1f653b60429098669e81e800a9
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (15)

World Science News requests 15 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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
Attest (custom) com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.citybeetles.newsscience.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

World Science News APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of World Science News for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 21.2 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 7.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 21.2 · 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 World Science News free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the World Science 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 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c23ffd1f653b60429098669e81e800a9.