The Spectrum

8.9.1

USA TODAY Co.

3.75

36 reviews

1,000+
Downloads

Free

Local and national news, spectacular photography, and rich video content.

About The Spectrum

The Spectrum is a news & magazines app developed by USA TODAY Co..

How many times has The Spectrum been downloaded?

The Spectrum has been downloaded 4.9 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 8 times.

What is the rating of The Spectrum?

The Spectrum is rated 3.75 out of 5 stars, based on 36 ratings.

Is The Spectrum free?

The Spectrum is free to download. The APK download size is 80.08 MB. The latest version available is 8.9.1. The last update was on May 18, 2026.

What are the requirements for The Spectrum?

The Spectrum requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Low Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play May 2012.

Description

From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — The Spectrum app delivers the local news that matters most to your community.

More data about The Spectrum

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	4.9 thousand
Recent downloads	8
Rating	3.75 based on 36 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	8.9.1
APK size	80.1 MB
Number of libraries	37
Designed for Android	5.0+
Maturity	Low Maturity
Ads	Contains ads

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Downloads over time

The Spectrum has been downloaded 4.9 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 8 times.

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Developer information for USA TODAY Co.

USA TODAY Co.

mobilesupport@gannett.com

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Comments on The Spectrum for Android

★★★★☆ Pat L P · Dec 29, 2016

First read here -Stossel on gov. Education Trumps choices. Great!

★★★★★ Kimberly · May 6, 2012

Great app Get the local news w paid subscription. Cool!!!

★☆☆☆☆ A Google User · Aug 31, 2014

Samsung Galaxy 3 It wouldn't let me sign in. I kept signing in, and then it said I was logged in but when I pulled open stories it made me log in again. I uninstalled.!!!!!

★☆☆☆☆ A Google User · Sep 14, 2013

Crash Random crashes when clicking stories

★☆☆☆☆ A Google User · Aug 11, 2013

Grant free access to your news indefinitely. Other news apps have advertising to pay for what they post! I know you're not the Deseret News, but you're actually chasing customers off. Incentive to buy can be access to interviews, special content, or advertisement-free news. This could open a lot of revenue and not cut poor people-who can only barely pay their smartphone bill-out of the loop.

Google Play Rankings for The Spectrum

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Technologies used by The Spectrum

The Spectrum is requesting 30 permissions and is using 37 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.gannett.local.library.news.spectrum.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Adjust

Amazon Mobile Ads

Social libraries

Facebook

Twitter Kit

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components Firebase Android Library Icon

Firebase

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Android Library Icon

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Google gson Okio Android Library Icon

Okio

JetBrains Annotations IntelliJ IDEA Android Library Icon

IntelliJ IDEA Glide Android Library Icon

Glide

Google ZXing Google Maps SDK Android Library Icon

Google Maps SDK Retrofit Android Library Icon

Retrofit

Picasso

ReactiveX

BoltsFramework Unity 3D Android Library Icon

Unity 3D

FMOD Ex Programmers API Android Library Icon

FMOD Ex Programmers API FasterXML Jackson Android Library Icon

FasterXML Jackson Crashlytics Android Library Icon

Crashlytics fabric Android Library Icon

fabric

ReLinker

Realm

Moat Analytics Disk LRU Cache Android Library Icon

Disk LRU Cache Comscore Analytics Android Library Icon

Comscore Analytics ImageViewZoom Android Library Icon

ImageViewZoom Urban Airship Android Library Icon

Urban Airship

CommonsWare Android Components (CWAC) Android Library Icon

CommonsWare Android Components (CWAC) Localytics Android Library Icon

Localytics TagSoup Android Library Icon

TagSoup

Krux

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