The State News: South Carolina

Name: The State News: South Carolina
Rating: 3.31 (325 reviews)
Author: McClatchy

LiveMcClatchy30 apps · 1.1M installsNews & MagazinesFree · contains adsIn-app purchases: $7.99 - $159.99 per itemcom.thestate.android

Local Columbia and wider SC breaking news, politics, business, weather & sports.

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Total installs: 38,932
Installs / day: 0
Rating: 3.3★
Released: 20 Mar 2012
Last update: 12 Aug 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

Full history

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

Country data will be available soon.

We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

Top chart positions

Not in any tracked top chart.

App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

Shares data with third parties Location, Personal info and 4 others
Collects data Personal info, Financial info and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

9 in 3 groups

4 Sensitive2 Notable3 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage

Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

OtherNotable5

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Download files in the background without showing you a download notificationdownload files without notification · DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

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Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

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Full description

The State local newspaper app delivers trusted local journalism serving Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and communities across the South Carolina Midlands. Explore daily local news coverage of issues affecting local residents in Columbia, Richland County, and Lexington County, including news reporting on crime, weather, local business, sports, and community developments shaping life across the Midlands. The State local newspaper is your source for local, daily news from Columbia and surrounding Midlands communities. Our newsroom reports on events and decisions impacting Richland and Lexington counties, with local investigative reporting, statewide coverage, and national headline news. LATEST LOCAL NEWS FROM A TRUSTED LOCAL NEWSPAPER • Daily local news and stories from Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the SC Midlands • AI generated summaries on all news articles reviewed by our newsroom • The State newspaper opinions, editorials and columns • Edition, a digital newspaper delivering a complete daily report of local, statewide, national, and world news curated overnight by our editors LIVE VIDEO • Watch live video of local news stories and major news coverage • View photos & videos from local news reporting and community events across Columbia and the Midlands LOCAL SPORTS • Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college and high school sports teams in South Carolina • Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers PERSONALIZATION • Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you • Favorite topics to get personalized feeds • Search for news articles, videos, games and more • Bookmark news articles to read later • Read newspaper articles your way with support for dark mode and light mode Other News Features • Browse articles by category • Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email • Comment on news articles • Access and download previous issues of our newspaper • Recharge and unwind with puzzles and games STAY AHEAD WITH THE STATE LOCAL NEWSPAPER APP The State covers South Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you. Stay connected to local daily news across Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the South Carolina Midlands with The State local newspaper app. Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy Read our Terms of Service here: https://www.thestate.com/customer-service/terms-of-service/text-only/ For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mcclatchy.com/ccpa-pp

What's new

• Support for blockquotes on articles • Fixes playback issue with top video in Featured Videos section • Fixes banner ad overlap on Edition section articles • Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements

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