Boston.com

v5.12.19

Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

4.42

743 reviews

50,000+
Downloads

Free

Stay connected with Boston.com and find out what Boston really cares about

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About Boston.com

Boston.com is a news & magazines app developed by Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC.

Download Statistics

Boston.com has been downloaded 93 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 4 times.

User Ratings

Boston.com is rated 4.42 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 740 ratings.

App Information

Boston.com is FREE to download. The APK download size is 65.92 MB. The latest version available is v5.12.19. The last update was on November 3, 2025.

Technical Requirements

Boston.com requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play April 2011.

Description

-- Stay connected with Boston.com and find out what Boston really cares about right now.

More data about Boston.com

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	93 thousand
Recent downloads	4
Rating	4.42 based on 740 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	v5.12.19
APK size	65.9 MB
Number of libraries	83
Designed for Android	6.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

Boston.com has been downloaded 93 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 4 times.

Changelog of Boston.com

Nov 3, 2025UpdateVersion v5.12.19
Sep 30, 2025UpdateVersion v5.12.19
Aug 10, 2025UpdateVersion v5.12.18
Aug 28, 2024UpdateVersion v5.12.08
Aug 15, 2024UpdateVersion v5.12.06
Dec 5, 2023UpdateVersion v5.08.04
Jun 29, 2023UpdateVersion v5.04.02
Jun 23, 2021UpdateVersion v4.35.5.2
Aug 29, 2020UpdateVersion v4.35.4.5
Oct 16, 2019UpdateVersion v4.34.0.2
Jul 15, 2019UpdateVersion v4.33.3.2
Jun 5, 2019UpdateVersion v4.33.2.3
Jul 26, 2018UpdateVersion v4.30.0.7
May 31, 2018UpdateVersion v4.29.0.9
Apr 10, 2018UpdateVersion v4.27.0.11
Dec 12, 2017UpdateVersion v4.27.0.7
Jun 30, 2017UpdateVersion v4.24.0.6
May 25, 2017UpdateVersion v4.22.0.1
Dec 1, 2016UpdateVersion v4.21.0.4
Sep 23, 2016UpdateVersion v4.20.0.4
Jul 27, 2016UpdateVersion v4.19.0.4
Jun 9, 2015UpdateVersion 4.14.5.2
Mar 14, 2015UpdateVersion 4.13.0.13
Mar 9, 2015UpdateVersion 4.13.0.8
Feb 1, 2015UpdateVersion 4.12.0.1
Nov 6, 2014UpdateVersion 4.11.0.4
Oct 7, 2014UpdateVersion 4.11.0.3
May 15, 2014UpdateVersion 4.10.0.7
May 10, 2014UpdateVersion 4.10.0.5
Dec 26, 2013UpdateVersion 4.9.0.7
Nov 23, 2013UpdateVersion 4.7.0.1
Sep 27, 2013UpdateVersion 4.7.0
Jul 26, 2013Installs50,000+ installs
May 30, 2013UpdateVersion 4.5.4
Apr 17, 2013UpdateVersion 4.5.0
Jan 23, 2013UpdateVersion 4.3.0.1
Nov 6, 2012UpdateVersion 4.2.5.1
Nov 16, 2011UpdateVersion 1.1.5
Oct 12, 2011UpdateVersion 1.1.4
Aug 5, 2011Installs10,000+ installs
Aug 5, 2011UpdateVersion 1.1.3
Jun 11, 2011Installs5,000+ installs
May 6, 2011Installs1,000+ installs
May 6, 2011UpdateVersion 1.1.1
May 2, 2011Installs500+ installs
Apr 27, 2011UpdateVersion 1.1
Apr 21, 2011New AppVersion 1.0 in News & Magazines for Free

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Developer information for Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

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Comments on Boston.com for Android

★★★★☆ Catherine Strong · Sep 13, 2017

Get good local news so what more do I want... App works well every time

★★★★★ Delfino Rodriguez · May 28, 2020

It is a very, very useful app. If you are interested in Boston and New England's life stereotype, news, travels, sport, political, etc., then it is your app. Enjoy Boston's life!

★★★★☆ A Google user · Jan 2, 2019

Being an out-of-state Bostonian it is great to read home news

★★★★★ James T · Nov 5, 2023

Outstanding headlines.... reporting is good for free web news site

★☆☆☆☆ Dawn Bentley · Apr 9, 2018

2017 - Now all the "top stories" are sports-related and there's less and less relevant news. Probably going to quit using this app. 2016 - Slower, harder to navigate, opens browser for stories instead of staying self-contained. At least please add a sideswipe to the next story like every other news app has.

★☆☆☆☆ Deborah Beane · Oct 25, 2024

The app hasn't updated or changed stories in 4+ days. I've tried updating it, reloading and it's still frozen. Unlikely I'll keep it if it stays like this.

★☆☆☆☆ Ron Rudis · Sep 22, 2021

App stopped updating content as of 9/16/21.

★☆☆☆☆ A Google user · Feb 8, 2018

Doesn't give you full article. First paragraph or two then link to pay to read full article.

Google Play Rankings for Boston.com

This app is not ranked

Technologies used by Boston.com

Boston.com is requesting 19 permissions and is using 85 libraries.

Permissions

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access, receive data from Internet

Your accounts

read Google service configuration

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.thoughtbot.boston_com_news.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, Can receive cloud messages

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Facebook Audience Network Open Measurement Android Library Icon

Open Measurement Amazon Mobile Ads Android Library Icon

Amazon Mobile Ads Taboola Android Library Icon

Taboola

Social libraries

None found

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Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)

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Kotlin

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Android WorkManager

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Okio

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Glide

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Picasso

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Dagger

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Volley

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Coil

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