Detroit Free Press: Freep

8.9.1

USA TODAY Co.

2.72

2,268 reviews

100,000+
Downloads

Free

Access breaking news, eNewspaper, entertainment, and local sports.

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About Detroit Free Press: Freep

Detroit Free Press: Freep is a news & magazines app developed by USA TODAY Co..

Download Statistics

Detroit Free Press: Freep has been downloaded 260 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 0 times. It is ranked in the top 100 news & magazines apps.

User Ratings

Detroit Free Press: Freep is rated 2.72 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 2.3 thousand ratings.

App Information

Detroit Free Press: Freep is FREE to download. The APK download size is 80.69 MB. The latest version available is 8.9.1. The last update was on May 18, 2026.

Technical Requirements

Detroit Free Press: Freep requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Low Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play September 2010.

Description

We're dedicated to our community – a mission carried out through impactful journalism at the Detroit Free Press.

More data about Detroit Free Press: Freep

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	260 thousand
Recent downloads	0
Rating	2.72 based on 2.3 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	8.9.1
APK size	80.7 MB
Number of libraries	89
Designed for Android	5.0+
Maturity	Low Maturity
Ads	Contains ads

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Downloads over time

Detroit Free Press: Freep has been downloaded 260 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 0 times.

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Comments on Detroit Free Press: Freep for Android

★★★★★ rich welch · Jan 7, 2026

There are so many advantages to having the paper in electronic format. You can zoom in to the articles, you can email the articles to yourself for further reference, the electronic version is not bulky like a hard copy, and there is no need to recycle like you needed to do as a hard copy (I used to have stacks lying around). I highly recommend the electronic version. Also, the cost is more cost-effective.

★★★★☆ Blair DuCray-Oppat · Dec 24, 2024

Good app but how do I turn off these stupid lottery results push notifications?! Why in the hell would I want that? What if I had a gambling problem or something? I wish news apps would get way better at creating customizations for the types of push notifications and were a lot more thoughtful about what someone would actually want a push notification for.

★★★★★ Patricia Page · Jan 3, 2025

Use it daily.....prefer e-edition to "page through" like a printed paper as the news feed version doesn't give access to all articles.

★★★★★ Claudette Shaffer · Mar 11, 2026

Easy to read highlight stickers, or click through to read/see print version of newspaper. Excellent for us bc we're rural and cannot get daily delivery. Thanks free press!!

★☆☆☆☆ Anthony Kurdunowicz · Oct 27, 2024

Article selection is incomplete. Sticks to sports, pop culture, and automotive and national news stories. This app is useless for local news.

★☆☆☆☆ Aaron Feiner · Jun 20, 2023

Really obtrusive ads. So you pay for the subscription and get nearly full screen ads that pop in when you are scrolling through articles and stop. They shift content every time you stop scrolling. I don't mind ads in a newspaper, but this is too much!

★☆☆☆☆ Robert Schurig · Jun 8, 2025

All I want to do is read the paper. I don't want any notifications, I don't want to have personalized stories. I JUST want to read the newspaper!!

Google Play Rankings for Detroit Free Press: Freep

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
34	United States	News & Magazines	Top Grossing
89	Canada	News & Magazines	Top Grossing

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Technologies used by Detroit Free Press: Freep

Detroit Free Press: Freep is requesting 30 permissions and is using 89 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Your location

approximate (network-based) location

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, pair with Bluetooth devices, download files without notification, full network access, Google Play billing service, Google Play license check, receive data from Internet

Your accounts

find accounts on the device

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

access Bluetooth settings, send sticky broadcast, connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi, run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS, android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, com.android.alarm.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED, com.doapps.android.mln.MLN_fac245c0cd451a91e8fa12de5db066de.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID

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