• Tech Dev NotesTech Dev Notes
Track apps
  • App Lookup
  • Tracked Leaderboard
  • Compare Apps
Market movement
  • Store Charts
  • Global Rankings
  • Movers
  • Version Changelog
  • Weekly Briefing
Visual research
  • In-app UX Screens
  • Store Listing Screens
Build intelligence
  • Tech Stack
  • Developers
Tools
  • X Feature Flags
  • Blog
  • Follow on X
Skip to content
App LookupTracked LeaderboardCompare AppsStore ChartsGlobal RankingsMoversVersion ChangelogWeekly BriefingIn-app UX ScreensStore Listing ScreensTech StackDevelopersX Feature FlagsBlog

Tech Dev Notes

RSSSitemap@techdevnotes
Back to Google News - Daily Headlines

Tech StackTDN

Google News - Daily Headlines Tech Stack

Languages, frameworks, and third-party SDKs detected inside Google News - Daily Headlines — extracted from the Google Play build.

Store ProfileVersion HistoryCountry RankingsTDN InsightsTDNBuild Stack
v5.159.0.914722252 · latestDeclares tracking

Stack profile

C/C++ (native) · Java · Kotlin · 22 third-party SDKs across 12 categories · notable detections include Firebase, Google, Lottie

Analysis

Analyzed
June 5, 2026
Bundle ID
com.google.android.apps.magazines
Detection floor
Observed

Languages

3

C/C++ (native) · Java · Kotlin

Third-party SDKs

22

12 categories

Permissions

19

1 native libs

Signals

59

capabilities, APIs, fonts

Build

Build & platform

Android SDK levels, supported ABIs, and signing scheme detected from the APK.

Min SDK

24

Target SDK

37

ABIs

4

arm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

Signing

v2 · v3

Common Name: Android

Manifest

App components

Activities, services, broadcast receivers, and content providers declared in the manifest.

Activities

36

Services

26

Receivers

26

Providers

2

Exported (24)

activity:com.google.android.libraries.social.licenses.LicenseMenuActivityactivity:com.google.apps.dots.android.app.activity.CurrentsStartActivityactivity:com.google.apps.dots.android.newsstand.activity.DeepLinkActivityactivity:com.google.apps.dots.android.newsstand.drawer.HelpFeedbackDialogActivityactivity:com.google.apps.dots.android.newsstand.preference.SettingsActivityactivity:com.google.apps.dots.android.newsstand.search.SearchActivityreceiver:androidx.work.impl.diagnostics.DiagnosticsReceiverreceiver:com.google.android.libraries.internal.growth.growthkit.internal.debug.TestingToolsBroadcastReceiverreceiver:com.google.android.libraries.notifications.entrypoints.blockstatechanged.BlockStateChangedReceiverreceiver:com.google.android.libraries.notifications.platform.entrypoints.accountchanged.AccountChangedReceiverreceiver:com.google.android.libraries.notifications.platform.entrypoints.localechanged.LocaleChangedReceiverreceiver:com.google.android.libraries.notifications.platform.entrypoints.push.PushReceiver

Manifest

Permissions

19 permissions requested in the manifest.
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACKandroid.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZEandroid.permission.INTERNETandroid.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONSandroid.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGSandroid.permission.READ_SYNC_STATSandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETEDandroid.permission.VIBRATEandroid.permission.WAKE_LOCKandroid.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGScom.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUTcom.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUTcom.google.android.apps.magazines.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSIONcom.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVEcom.google.android.gms.permission.AD_IDcom.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES

Native

Native libraries

Bundled native (.so) libraries — NDK code and cross-platform runtimes.
libandroidx.graphics.path.so

API

API surface

Endpoints, base URLs, and URI schemes recovered from the DEX string pool.

Base URLs

http://crbug.com/483041824http://dashif.org/guidelines/last-segment-numberhttp://dashif.org/guidelines/thumbnail_tilehttp://dashif.org/guidelines/trickmodehttp://dashif.org/thumbnail_tilehttp://g.co/dev/packagevisibilityhttp://go/trace/0x%Xhttp://goo.gl/8Rd3yjhttp://goo.gl/naFqQkhttp://image.urlhttp://news.google.comhttp://www.google-analytics.com

API endpoints

/account/account_removal_result/account/username_change_result/auth/games/auth/games_lite/auth/get_spatula_header_result/auth/notifications/auth/photos.image.readonly/public/profile_info.pb/v1/batchupdatethreadstate/v1/fetchlatestthreads/v1/multiloginupdate/v1/removetarget/v1/setuserpreference/v1/storetarget/v1/updateandfetchthreads/v1/updatethreadstatebytoken/v3/r/v4/android

URI schemes

android-appandroid.resourcechimechromefifefifesintentmarketnewsstandrawresource

Signals

Capability & security signals

Behaviors inferred from DEX type descriptors — WebView bridges, dynamic code loading, reflection, crypto, keystore, and more.
ClassLoader useDynamic code loading (DexClassLoader)Play Core (in-app updates / dynamic features)Process exec (Runtime)ReflectionSymmetric crypto (javax.crypto)Telephony / device infoWebViewWebView JavaScript bridge

Security

Potential secrets detected

String patterns matching credentials/keys found by static scanning. Counts only — values are never published.
google api key: 2

Build

Build & platform

Compiler, target OS, supported device families, and localization footprint detected from the bundle.

Devices

Android

Runtime

Languages & runtimes

Primary runtimes and language signatures observed in the app binary.
CC/C++ (native)36JJava36KKotlin36

Dependencies

Third-party SDKs

Grouped by purpose. Select any SDK to see other tracked apps that use it.
22 of 22 SDKs shown

Analytics

3
Firebase Analytics17Google Analytics (legacy)Google App Measurement12

Ads

2
Google Ad Manager3Google Mobile Ads (AdMob)25

Authentication

1
Google Sign-In / Auth35

Networking

2
CCronet24CCronet (Google)20

Messaging

1
Firebase Messaging26

Maps

2
Google Location20Google Maps21

Media

1
MMedia3 (ExoPlayer)26

Reactive / Async

1
KKotlin Coroutines35

Storage

1
RRoom33

Firebase

2
Firebase49Google Play services35

Rendering

5
CCoil19GGlide28JJetpack Compose29Lottie62MMaterial Components34

Other

1
PProtobuf35

Interface

UI & graphics

Frameworks and libraries Google News - Daily Headlines uses to render its interface and animations.
CoilGlideJetpack ComposeLottieMaterial Components

Assets

Bundled fonts

Custom font families packaged in the app bundle.
ProductSans-Regular

Packaging

Build & packaging

Dependency managers and build tooling detected in the app bundle.
Gradle (inferred)

Integrations

Services & integrations

Service configuration, URL schemes, universal links, and integration keys observed in the sanitized audit.

Firebase projects

google.com:api-project-1074226530620

SDK config keys

com.google.android.gms.ads.AD_MANAGER_APP

Google Ad Manager

Registered URL schemes

currentshttphttpsmagazinesnewsstand

Queries other apps

com.android.vendingcom.google.android.apps.chromecom.google.android.apps.magazinescom.google.android.apps.mapscom.google.android.musiccom.google.android.videoscom.google.android.youtubeintent:httpintent:httpsintent:mailto

Universal link hosts

*.google.com*.news.google.comgoogle.comnews.google.com

Network

Backend & API

Backend hosts, GraphQL operations, and certificate pinning signals surfaced by static analysis.

Backend hosts

admob-gmats.uc.r.appspot.comaomedia.orgapp-measurement.comcrbug.comcsi.gstatic.comdashif.orgdefault.urldemo-newsstand-sandbox.googleusercontent.comdev-newsstand-sandbox.googleusercontent.comdeveloper.apple.comdogfood-newsstand-sandbox.googleusercontent.comfonts.gstatic.comgithub.comgoo.glgoo.glegoogleads.g.doubleclick.netimage.urlinternal-newsstand-sandbox.googleusercontent.comlh3.googleusercontent.commediation.goognewsstand.googleusercontent.comns.adobe.compagead2.googlesyndication.comproducer.googleusercontent.compubads.g.doubleclick.netssl.google-analytics.comstaging-newsstand-sandbox.googleusercontent.comstaging-producer-sandbox.googleusercontent.com

First party

App modules

Likely first-party modules and resource bundles detected in Google News - Daily Headlines.
com.googlecom.google.android

Entitlements

Capabilities

System capabilities and entitlement flags included with the app.
Advertising IDApproximate locationForeground serviceForeground service: media playbackNotifications

APIs

Detected API usage

System frameworks and privacy-sensitive APIs referenced by the binary.
ClassLoader useDynamic code loading (DexClassLoader)Play Core (in-app updates / dynamic features)Process exec (Runtime)ReflectionSymmetric crypto (javax.crypto)Telephony / device infoWebViewWebView JavaScript bridge

Explore technologies across all apps

Browse every SDK, framework, and language we detect, then compare the apps that share the same stack.

Tech Stack hub →