Start

7.5.2

Taboola News

3.52

243,811 reviews

100,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Make your phone yours! Get the news you care about whenever you wake your phone

About Start

Start is a personalization app developed by Taboola News.

Download Statistics

Start has been downloaded 140 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 360 thousand times.

User Ratings

Start is rated 3.52 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 240 thousand ratings.

App Information

Start is FREE to download. The APK download size is 24.52 MB. The latest version available is 7.5.2. The last update was on July 17, 2025.

Technical Requirements

Start requires Android 9.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2012.

Description

All the news and videos that matter to you, from the Start -- no more menus or multiple steps to find what’s new.

More data about Start

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	140 million
Recent downloads	360 thousand
Rating	3.52 based on 240 thousand ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	7.5.2
APK size	24.5 MB
Number of libraries	43
Designed for Android	9.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Common keywords of similar apps

Start Magazine Videos Variety Wallpaper Music Selfie Notifications Terms Https Policies Privacy Policy Phone News Make Weather Screen

Keywords missing from this app

App Launcher Social Home Apps Sms Messenger Themes Messages Media Wallpapers Access Features Chat Time Sites Call Experience Widgets Search Video Text Caller Updates Translator Free Information Real Os Watch Customize Stay Voice Settings Style Theme Icons Networks Recent Day Easy Favorite Data Calls Alerts

Google Play Rating history and histogram

Downloads over time

Start has been downloaded 140 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 12 thousand downloads per day.

Changelog of Start

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Developer information for Taboola News

Taboola News

taboola-news-support@taboola.com

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Comments on Start for Android

★★★★★ Virginia · Jun 6, 2026

It was so easy to get phone started, they made the experience so easy ... Thanks

★★★★★ Jimmy Collins · Apr 1, 2025

Don't know, but I like it leaning how to use start

★★★★★ Hattie Baldwin · Apr 6, 2024

This app has really been enjoying and a Blessing for the entire family.

★★★★★ Mark Flores · Sep 17, 2024

Very Informative on a variety of news subjects.

★☆☆☆☆ Angie Parisi · Nov 12, 2024

I clicked on S Start widget or app to see what it was. Now every time I power my phone on, I get a black screen and ads I do not want TracFone does not know how to tell me to turn this off. I hate it

★☆☆☆☆ Penny Hoffa · Sep 14, 2025

Worst Program to ever be allowed. You CAN NOT UNINSTALL - Oh you can try and at first it looks like it's working to, Then that's when you're ready for your phone, tablet, P. C to go back to what it was before this "Nightmare" of a Program fools you, and it STOPS the Uninstallation and Begins the REinstallation. You can not get ahold of Tech. Support to help you navigate through this nightmare. If someone can help me (because obviously Tech support isn't interested in helping), I would be extremely grateful.

Google Play Rankings for Start

This app is not ranked

Technologies used by Start

Start is requesting 37 permissions and is using 43 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage, modify secure system settings

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, pair with Bluetooth devices, full network access, receive data from Internet

Your accounts

read Google service configuration

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

access Bluetooth settings, connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi, disable your screen lock, close other apps, run at startup, draw over other apps, prevent phone from sleeping, modify system settings

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS, android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, android.permission.START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND, android.permission.STOP_APP_SWITCHES, android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC, android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT, com.celltick.lockscreen.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, Can receive cloud messages, com.celltick.lockscreen.permission.CONTROL, com.celltick.lockscreen.permission.CheckAppStatus, com.celltick.lockscreen.permission.DELAYED_ACTIVATION, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gallery3d.permission.GALLERY_PROVIDER, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.lge.qmemoplus.activity.permission.START_CAPTURE_PLUS

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Taboola

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable Android Jetpack Annotations Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Annotations Firebase Android Library Icon

Firebase

Android Jetpack Widgets Android Jetpack AppCompat Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack AppCompat AndroidX Activity Android Library Icon

AndroidX Activity AndroidX Loader Android Library Icon

AndroidX Loader Android Jetpack Media Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Media Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Android Library Icon

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)

Android Transition Support Library Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Android Support Library collections

Android Support VectorDrawable AndroidX App Startup Android Library Icon

AndroidX App Startup Google gson Android Library Icon

Google gson

AndroidX Legacy: Support Library core UI Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

Android WorkManager AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Okio Android Library Icon

Okio

AndroidX Concurrent Futures AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 AndroidX SQLite Android Library Icon

AndroidX SQLite AndroidX Multi-Dex Library Android Library Icon

AndroidX Multi-Dex Library AndroidX ProfileInstaller Android Library Icon

AndroidX ProfileInstaller Chromium Android Library Icon

Chromium

Google Guava Retrofit Android Library Icon

Retrofit

Picasso

ReactiveX

AndroidX Preference Jetpack DataStore Android Library Icon

Jetpack DataStore Jetpack WindowManager Android Library Icon

Jetpack WindowManager Google Analytics Android Library Icon

Google Analytics Android Data Binding Android Library Icon

Android Data Binding AndroidX Privacy Sandbox Android Library Icon

AndroidX Privacy Sandbox Volley Android Library Icon

Volley

AndroidX GridLayout OrmLite Android Library Icon

OrmLite

PersistentCookieJar

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