App analysis · 17.10.2026
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
com.particlenews.newsbreak · version 26.42.0
Collects your taps
Instabug records your steps in the app — which buttons were pressed and in what order — without a video of the screen.
In short
SDKs found: 15. Companies: 7, of which outside the EEA — 7. Sensitive permissions: 15 — all code inside the app, including embedded SDKs, can use them.
What is inside — embedded SDKs
- Firebase Cloud Messaging — Google LLC, United States outside EEA push notifications
- Firebase Crashlytics — Google LLC, United States outside EEA crash reporting
- Google AdMob — Google LLC, United States outside EEA advertising
- Google Firebase Analytics — Google LLC, United States outside EEA analytics
- Google IMA SDK — Google LLC, United States outside EEA advertising
- Google reCAPTCHA — Google LLC, United States outside EEA защита от ботов
- Google User Messaging Platform — Google LLC, United States outside EEA consent platform
- Meta (Facebook) Login / Share — Meta Platforms, United States outside EEA social login
- Meta (Facebook) SDK — Meta Platforms, United States outside EEA advertising / analytics
- Meta Audience Network — Meta Platforms, United States outside EEA advertising
- AppLovin — AppLovin Corp., United States outside EEA advertising
- AppsFlyer — AppsFlyer Ltd, Israel outside EEA атрибуция установок
- IAB Open Measurement SDK — IAB Tech Lab, United States outside EEA ad measurement
- Instabug — Instabug Inc., United States outside EEA crash reporting
- Vungle (Liftoff) — Liftoff Mobile, United States outside EEA advertising
Sensitive permissions (15)
- approximate location —
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION - precise location —
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION - contacts —
android.permission.READ_CONTACTS - camera —
android.permission.CAMERA - files on the device —
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - audio files —
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO - user-selected photos and videos —
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED - microphone —
android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO - write files on the device —
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - installed app sizes —
android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE - advertising ID (Privacy Sandbox) —
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID - ad attribution (Privacy Sandbox) —
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION - ad interests (Privacy Sandbox Topics) —
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS - advertising ID —
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID - draw over other apps —
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
All manifest permissions (40)
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_IDandroid.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICSandroid.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.CAMERAandroid.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTUREandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNCandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACKandroid.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZEandroid.permission.INTERNETandroid.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSESandroid.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONSandroid.permission.READ_CONTACTSandroid.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIOandroid.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTEDandroid.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATEandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETEDandroid.permission.RECEIVE_USER_PRESENTandroid.permission.RECORD_AUDIOandroid.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOWandroid.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENTandroid.permission.VIBRATEandroid.permission.WAKE_LOCKandroid.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGScom.amazon.privacypass.ATTESTcom.android.vending.BILLINGcom.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSEcom.farsitel.bazaar.permission.PAY_THROUGH_BAZAARcom.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVEcom.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICEcom.google.android.gms.permission.AD_IDcom.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICEScom.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATAcom.particlenews.newsbreak.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Limits of the analysis
The analysis shows code inside the app file, not data transfers: an SDK being present means a transfer is possible, not that it happens. The country is where the company owning the SDK is registered, not where its servers are. Some code may have been renamed at build time, so the SDK list is a lower bound.
The legal assessment is made by the competent supervisory authority.
Evidence
com.particlenews.newsbreak · version 26.42.0 (code 26420011)2a86256c3a94b523c0e4ec646d9962eda148fa5e3cd30656713d3bb8f873ef1980fc7e5afec3477a7a5679090506ae4a0926bfc0249df321dd5a3a731093808c13c27d15ac2eThe same file (same SHA-256) with the same library version gives the same result — check it on the APK check page. Licence CC BY 4.0, source — gdpru.eu; report errors to contact@gdpru.eu.