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Marxist Tamil

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Read & Listen to essays from Marxist tamil magazine

Version
5.1
Size
10.2 MB
Updated
Jul 9, 2023
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About this app

Marxist Tamil is an android app to read and listen to detailed political & philosophical essays, from monthly Tamil magazine called Marxist, published by TNCPIM.

* Read, Listen & Share essays. * Get Marxist quotes in the app. * Read DRM free Ebooks on Communism.

Note: This is a modified version of the original Marxist Reader app available in Playstore. Tracking, Analysis & Non-free network service related dependencies are removed, so that readers can be sure that the app doesn't violate their privacy through analytics & trackers.

Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by CPIM Puducherry.

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What's New in v5.1

Imported from the F-Droid repository index.

  • * Fix app crash in Android >= 12
  • * Removed Firebase & Play Services Dependency
  • * Removed Facebook Share to prevent tracking by Facebook.

Version history

v5.1Latest
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Jul 9, 2023 · 10.2 MB · Android API 2131 · code 35

Imported from the F-Droid repository index.

  • * Fix app crash in Android >= 12
  • * Removed Firebase & Play Services Dependency
  • * Removed Facebook Share to prevent tracking by Facebook.
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Will it run on your device?

CompatibilityLikely to run

73%

  • Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
  • ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
What changed in this release
Size delta
0 MB
Added permissions
INTERNET, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Removed permissions
None

Installation Guide

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Open Settings on your Android device

2

Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)

3

Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager

4

Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder

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Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete

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Launch the app from your home screen

Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.

How to install this safely

How to verify the file you downloaded

Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.

What the signing certificate proves

Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be io.gitlab.pycpim.marxist is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.

How to roll back to an earlier version

No earlier build is on record for Marxist Tamil, so there is nothing to roll back to yet. When a second version is published, this section will explain how to move between them safely.

Why we list sources instead of hosting everything

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Source code

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We check legality and signature continuity, but device behaviour still varies. Install at your own discretion.

App Information

Developer
F-Droid
Category
Education
Android
5.0+
Architectures
Version
5.1 (code 35)
Size
10.2 MB
Updated
Jul 9, 2023
Package name
io.gitlab.pycpim.marxist

Security Verification

File integrity
SHA-256 recorded
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SHA-256 Hash

7c7e4cce8655a632d255a16a848b95e64e706fb2b67c943f34e3326ad05c438d

Signing certificate

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Permissions Required

INTERNET
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Previous Versions

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