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ViralShots: Read viral stories

LiveViralShots1 app · 5.8M installsEntertainmentFree · contains adsthe.viral.shots

Read viral, weird, funny & trending stories in just 60 words

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Total installs
5,773,158
exact · Play shows 5,000,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
4.7★
51.3K ratings · 31 reviews
Released
23 Mar 2015
11.6y ago
Last update
6 Aug 2026
v3.3.13 · 2mo ago
Countries
0/1
live · checked 2d ago

Install history

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5.6M6.7M7.8M8.9M10M11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

00.30.50.8112 Oct13 Oct13 Oct12 Oct: 013 Oct: 0

Change timeline

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

Live 0Listed, not installable 1Not listed 0
United States4.7

Top countries

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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

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App manifest

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Manifest analysis reads only the required APK ranges. Base APK downloads may need separate device splits to install.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties App info and performance and Device or other IDs
  • Collects data Personal info
  • Data is not encrypted
  • 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

17 in 6 groups
4 Sensitive6 Notable7 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
PhoneNotable1

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Device ID & call informationNotable1

Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable10

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

  • Change how your phone connects to networks, like switching connections on or offchange network connectivity · CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Pull down or close the notification panel at the top of your screenexpand/collapse status bar · EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

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

Full description
We bring to you stories and images from across the internet that are difficult to discover otherwise. A quick summary of what you get once you install ViralShots and few of our features: - *Viral Stories*: Stop surfing hundreds of sites to figure out what is going viral and what is trending, you get it all at ViralShots. We cover the all the weird, fun, and unique stories from over 200 destinations. - *Offline Reading*: You can continue reading even when you are not connected to the internet - *Bookmark*: Like a story? Save it for later and come any time to read it - *Choose notifications*: You can choose the categories for which you want to receive notifications. - *Share*: Sharing news or any viral story is easy with ViralShots. You can share on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more. Every story that we cover are summarised by our expert editorial team and you only gets the facts in a short format (60 words) so that you can read more in less time. In case you want to read the full article for any story, all you need to do is 'tap' on the source for that particular story. Do let us know how you like our app, you can connect with us here: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theviralshots FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/theviralshots Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theviralshots E-mail us: [email protected]

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