Google News & Weather

Download Google News & Weather APK

com.google.android.apps.genie.geniewidget · by Google LLC

Latest Version: 2.0 (1400350) • Updated: Mar 20, 2026

About Google News & Weather

From version 3.5.3 : Your comprehensive and personalised view of headline stories and Local News & weather. • Coverage from 75,000 publications • Instant-load read experience with AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) • Headlines carousel: Quickly browse headlines, tap to read, swipe to read next • Simple swipe-access to categories such as Top Stories, Technology, Sports & Weather • Tune your layout with any of 60 country-specific editions, home screen widgets and Personalised News sections such as Hollywood, NASA, Fashion or anything else that catches your fancy • Tap any story for a deep selection of viewpoints, including in-depth articles, Opinion and local perspectives Optional Permissions Notice • Location: Optional permission used to show Local News & weather near your current location. • Users can continue to use the service even after rejecting this optional app permission.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Every Google News & Weather APK on APK.now is automatically scanned and the cryptographic signature is verified against the original publisher's certificate (Google LLC). Files that fail verification are removed before they ever reach the catalog.

Enable 'Install from unknown sources' for your browser (or the file manager you use to open the APK) under Settings → Apps → Special access. Tap the downloaded Google News & Weather APK, confirm the prompts, and Android installs it just like any app from the Play Store.

The latest Google News & Weather version available on APK.now is 2.0 (1400350). We track new releases from Google LLC continuously and add them to the catalog as soon as they pass verification.

Yes — every Google News & Weather APK and every version on APK.now is free to download. We never gate downloads behind sign-up, surveys, or paywalls.

APK.now keeps a full archive of every Google News & Weather release, including older versions that the Play Store has already replaced. The APKs work on devices without Google Play Services (Huawei, GrapheneOS, Amazon Fire) and are signature-verified so you can be confident the file is genuine.