The Blade

7.2.544

The Blade Apps

2.56

250 reviews

10,000+
Downloads

Free

The Blade covers 14 counties in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

About The Blade

The Blade is a news & magazines app developed by The Blade Apps.

How many times has The Blade been downloaded?

The Blade has been downloaded 35 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 0 times.

What is the rating of The Blade?

The Blade is rated 2.56 out of 5 stars, based on 250 ratings.

Is The Blade free?

The Blade is free to download. The APK download size is 22.82 MB. The latest version available is 7.2.544. The last update was on January 6, 2026.

What are the requirements for The Blade?

The Blade requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Low Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play July 2011.

Description

Today, The Blade covers 14 counties in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan and The Blade and toledoblade.com makes information about the area accessible to the world.

Recent changes:
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

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More data about The Blade

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	35 thousand
Recent downloads	0
Rating	2.56 based on 250 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	7.2.544
APK size	22.8 MB
Number of libraries	40
Designed for Android	7.0+
Maturity	Low Maturity
Ads	Contains ads

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Comments on The Blade for Android

★★★★☆ A Google User · Dec 4, 2013

Much Better smoother and faster now since recent update. Photos don't load very well but at least I don't have to open an article12 times for it to finaly load the article which was usually the wrong one. Fix the photo issue and 5 stars.

★★★★★ A Google User · Dec 27, 2013

Everyday blade There is a free blade still my neighborhood doesn't buy the blade I could buy my own blade but thanx for an incredible app.

★★★★☆ A Google User · Feb 5, 2014

In the know. Having relatives still living in the area the Blade gives me info on what's happening up there, given the fact I live in the south.

★★☆☆☆ A Google User · Jul 24, 2014

Barely worthwhile notifications If there are multiple notifications you lose them all when you click one. They don't always link the correct article to a notification and yoy rarely get the full headline from the notification. Not worth it to me.

★☆☆☆☆ A Google User · Apr 9, 2014

Toledo Blade app closes when you try to access the breaking news story. When trying to access the app through the icon a pop-up screen states the app closed abruptly. Please fix.

★☆☆☆☆ David Stout · Nov 19, 2015

Old News The Blade doesn't update the content daily. Obituaries are not updated news articles are 2 and 3 days old. It appears that they have an App just to say they have one. Minimal effort is put into it. Shame on you !!

Google Play Rankings for The Blade

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Technologies used by The Blade

The Blade is requesting 21 permissions and is using 43 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Network communication

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

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

Hardware controls

take pictures and videos, control vibration

System tools

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.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.toledoblade.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Facebook Audience Network Open Measurement Android Library Icon

Open Measurement

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable Firebase Android Library Icon

Firebase

Android Jetpack Annotations Android Jetpack Widgets Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Widgets Android Jetpack AppCompat Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack AppCompat AndroidX Activity Android Library Icon

AndroidX Activity Android Activity Saved State Android Library Icon

Android Activity Saved State 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

Android Support Library collections Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Android Support VectorDrawable

AndroidX Legacy: Support Library core utils AndroidX Cursor Adapter Android Library Icon

AndroidX Cursor Adapter

AndroidX Local Broadcast Manager

Android Support Library Print

Android Support Library Document File Google gson Android Library Icon

Google gson

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

Android WorkManager

Android Support Library Async Layout Inflater AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Okio Android Library Icon

Okio

JetBrains Annotations IntelliJ IDEA Android Library Icon

IntelliJ IDEA Glide Android Library Icon

Glide

AndroidX Multi-Dex Library AndroidX ExifInterface Android Library Icon

AndroidX ExifInterface Google Protocol Buffers Android Library Icon

Google Protocol Buffers Google Analytics Android Library Icon

Google Analytics Volley Android Library Icon

Volley

Urban Airship Jackson JSON Processor Android Library Icon

Jackson JSON Processor

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