# lehighvalleylive.com

> Lehigh Valley news, sports, and entertainment on your Android device:

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ap.advlehigh](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ap.advlehigh)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ap.advlehigh`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lehighvalleylive.com
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 37,086
- **Rating:** 3.02 / 5 (373 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-02
- **First published:** 2011-02-19
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ap.advlehigh)
- **Website:** [http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/](http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Lehigh Valley Live** delivers timely and reliable local news, sports, and entertainment to your Android device. With reporters and editors who live in the community, this extension ensures you stay connected with the latest updates impacting your world—from breaking news and politics to business and culture. 

Subscribe for unlimited access to premium content covering everything you need to know about Lehigh Valley. Monthly and annual subscriptions offer flexible options to stay informed wherever and whenever you want. Manage your subscription through Google Play and enjoy trusted reporting from a source you know and trust. Stay informed, stay connected with lehighvalleylive.com.

## Rankings

- #339,022 — Overall
- #146 — News and magazines (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.ap.advlehigh.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's focus on local news and relevant reporting but overwhelmingly report significant technical problems, including frequent freezes, crashes, and unreadable article displays. Many articles are locked behind subscriptions, reducing accessibility. Updates have caused compatibility issues and persistent notification problems. Despite its potential, the app's numerous bugs and frustrating user experience have led some to uninstall it.

### Pros

- Provides relevant and good local news coverage
- Includes sections like obituaries and crime news
- Previously considered a go-to app for local news by some users

### Cons

- App frequently freezes or crashes, sometimes shutting down unexpectedly
- Many articles are subscriber-exclusive or locked behind a paywall, limiting access
- App displays technical issues like blacked-out or overlaid text making articles unreadable
- Links within news stories often do not open properly
- Notifications continue even after being disabled, and app updates have caused compatibility and usability issues

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ap.advlehigh)