The Current

5.0.26

Minnesota Public Radio

2.77

162 reviews

50,000+
Downloads

Free

Great Music Lives Here.

iOS version

About The Current

The Current is a music & audio app developed by Minnesota Public Radio.

Download Statistics

The Current has been downloaded 59 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 380 times.

User Ratings

The Current is rated 2.77 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 160 ratings.

App Information

The Current is FREE to download. The APK download size is 23.45 MB. The latest version available is 5.0.26. The last update was on May 4, 2026.

Technical Requirements

The Current requires Android 4.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play January 2018.

Description

The Current is an independent, member-supported public radio station in Minnesota that plays the best authentic and independent new music alongside the music that inspired it. Livestream The Current and additional streams like Radio Heartland, Local Current, Rock the Cradle, and more directly from the app. Great Music Lives Here.

Recent changes:
What’s new:

Improved donation screen wording and form experience
Better support for interactive article content, including Riddle, Hearken, and comments embeds
Fixed shared article links so they open more reliably
General stability and performance improvements

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More data about The Current

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	59 thousand
Recent downloads	380
Rating	2.77 based on 160 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	5.0.26
APK size	23.4 MB
Number of libraries	46
Designed for Android	4.1+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Common keywords of similar apps

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Comments on The Current for Android

★★★★☆ T G · Apr 10, 2023

I've noticed recently there are problems with casting stream to Chromecast speaker from your app. I use the couple of different apps and all cast music correctly (on Android 13). Is there some general issue with your app at the moment?

★★★★★ Matt Hansen · Jan 20, 2021

Not sure where all the negative reviews for ad breaks are coming from, I've been a user for about 6 years now and have had no issues. I get 1-2 adds at the start of the stream and then no interruptions from there for hours of listening. I use this to listen to the current daily!

★★★★☆ Qaid Amir Ali · Jul 23, 2021

... works as it should. I feel like a Minneapolis keep up the great work #PRINCE4EVER 👊🏾 😎 💜

★★☆☆☆ A Google user · May 12, 2018

Way, way, way too many donation ads/breaks for a music app. Please try again with retooling the app as I love The Current and want to support the channel/station as much as possible.

★☆☆☆☆ Krystalle V · Feb 22, 2018

Terrible app. Music is interrupted 1-2 times per song for a disinterested sounding voice to read donor recognition ad copy--often the same ads, over and over. I appreciate the need for donors, but other Public Radio stations like KCRW manage to play tons of great old and new music without interrupting a single track for donor ads. There is no longer any room for this level of advertising abuse, when so many others music app options are available. It doesn't matter how good your music curation is if we can never listen to the music without at least one donor ad interruption mid-song.

★★☆☆☆ Sue Wagner · May 26, 2026

I love listening to The Current, especially to start my day. The recent app update constantly stops playing on my Android phone in the app and in a browser. Please fix this issue! As a sustaining member I want to continue to listen to the great music!

Google Play Rankings for The Current

This app is not ranked

Technologies used by The Current

The Current is requesting 17 permissions and is using 47 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

view network connections, full network access, receive data from Internet

Hardware controls

take pictures and videos, 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.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA, com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO, org.americanpublicmedia.thecurrent.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Nielsen

Social libraries

Facebook

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 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 Support Library Async Layout Inflater 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 ZXing Android Library Icon

Google ZXing Picasso Android Library Icon

Picasso

Retrofit

ReactiveX

BoltsFramework Dagger Android Library Icon

Dagger

Google Analytics greenrobot EventBus Android Library Icon

greenrobot EventBus Butter Knife Android Library Icon

Butter Knife Timber Android Library Icon

Timber

Material Dialogs MaterialProgressBar Android Library Icon

MaterialProgressBar Android Support Library v13 Android Library Icon

Android Support Library v13 Material DateTime Picker Android Library Icon

Material DateTime Picker Android-Job Android Library Icon

Android-Job

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