VG

by Schibsted Norge · News & Magazines · Free

On Google Play since May 2011 · Data updated 2026-11-02

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EstablishedPopularWell rated

Rating on Google Play: 4.38; 12,443 ratings
Installs: 1.2 million
Last updated: October 27, 2026
Ads: Contains ads
Size: 25.2 MB

VG is popular, with 1.2 million installs. Users rate it well: 4.4 stars from 12,443 ratings.

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User feedback

Ratings and reviews on Google Play

Comments on VG for Android

★★★★★ kim hiley · Mar 28, 2021

Excellent. I am writing and reading Norwegian, this is a great service for me, top marks. 👌

★★★★☆ Sarah Gilbert · Jul 22, 2023

Great way for "exported" Norwegian to get news from the old country. And often more about world news than what's in Canadian newscasts too!

★☆☆☆☆ Arnie · Feb 25, 2023

Judging by the journalistic "quality" of the content, it seems to be bloggers without education that is writing the "articles". Bad sentences and lots of spelling errors across. Content and quality of it is what one expert finding in blogs. Content is also heavily filtered and "dumbed" down.

★★☆☆☆ Ange Stonefield · Jun 29, 2022

I was using this app to improve my language skills in Norwegian, but can no longer access Google Translate from the site. I can't even copy and paste from the VG pages anymore. This app USED TO BE very useful.

★☆☆☆☆ Marius Agur Hagelund Lind · Nov 30, 2023

Using this app exclusively for VGTV, and it's the worst streaming service of them all. Cannot install on Google tv, paid subscriptions give you add, casting to Chromecast does not include subtitles.

★★☆☆☆ Adrian Liseth · Jan 2, 2021

Videos do not keep the screen from going to sleep, Sound sometimes plays after you've left the video, commercials will play for however long just to tell you the video is not available in your location, and casting live streams lags despite high speed internet with low traffic. All makes it feel like the app was hastily made despite having existed for a long time. Best advice is to stay clear and use the website in a browser as it will fix some of these problems while not introducing new ones.

Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Store listing

By Schibsted Norge, from Google Play

“Keep up to date - with VG Android app is never far away from the latest news!”

Screenshots by Schibsted Norge, from the Google Play listing

Description by Schibsted Norge Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.

Hold deg oppdatert med VG-appen!

Med VG-appen får du mobiltilpassede forside og artikler. Og du kan være blant de første til å få med deg siste nytt ved å abonnere på nyhetsvarsler.

Du kan logge inn gratis i VG-appen (med samme konto som du bruker på FINN, Aftenposten, mm) for følgende funksjoner:

- Les dagens tegneserier
- Motta nyhetsbrev
- Lagre oppskrifter på Godt
- Bli med i diskusjoner på VG Debatt
- Lagre favoritter på VGs TV-Guide
- Lagre idrettslag på VG Live
- Skriv kommentarer i artikler

Recent changes:
• Diverse mindre feilrettinger

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Safety and technology

Found in the app by AppBrain

Ads: Contains ads
Price: Free
Libraries: 78
App size: 25.2 MB
Needs Android: 8.0+
Content rating: Everyone

Technologies used by VG

24 permissions · 78 libraries

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Releases

Updates seen on Google Play

Version: A210.0
Launched: May 2011

Oct 27, 2026UpdateVersion A210.0
Oct 9, 2026UpdateVersion A209.0
Sep 28, 2026UpdateVersion A208.0
Sep 17, 2026UpdateVersion A207.1
Sep 1, 2026UpdateVersion A206.1

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Installs

Tracked by AppBrain

Last 30 days: 4 thousand
Per day: 130; 30-day average
Play install range: 1+ million
Launched: May 2011

Installs over time

VG has been installed 1.2 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 130 installs per day.

Rankings

Google Play top charts

Highest rank: #186
Chart: Top Free; Applications
Country: Norway

Google Play Rankings for VG

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
186	Norway	Applications	Top Free

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Ranking history in Norway

About the app and developer

About VG

VG is a news & magazines app developed by Schibsted Norge.

Install Statistics

VG has been downloaded 1.2 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 4 thousand times. It is ranked #186 in news & magazines.

User Ratings

VG is rated 4.38 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 12 thousand ratings.

App Information

VG is freely available from Google Play. The APK size is 25.20 MB. The latest APK version available is A210.0. The last update was on October 27, 2026.

Technical Requirements

VG requires Android 8.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since May 2011.

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Developer information for Schibsted Norge

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