# Bright Side

> BrightSide - Let's make the world a little brighter

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.brightside.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.brightside.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.brightside.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TheSoul Group
- **Category:** ENTERTAINMENT
- **Downloads:** 618,258
- **Rating:** 4.13 / 5 (7,264 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.52.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-18
- **First published:** 2016-05-12
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 58 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-27
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brightside.android)
- **Website:** [https://brightside.me/](https://brightside.me/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://brightside.me/privacy/](https://brightside.me/privacy/)

## Description

BrightSide is a Chrome extension dedicated to spreading positivity and inspiration. By gathering the most beautiful, fascinating, and uplifting content from around the world, it aims to motivate and brighten your day. With daily doses of kindness, wisdom, humor, and love, BrightSide invites you to appreciate the wonderful world alongside a community of like-minded individuals.

Install BrightSide now and start each day inspired by the beauty and goodness around you. Whether it's uplifting stories, motivational quotes, or joyful moments, this extension ensures you see the bright side of life every single day.

## Rankings

- #90,918 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.brightside.android.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`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

Bright Side offers informative, entertaining content with a clean, dark-themed, and easy-to-navigate design. Users praise its knowledge-rich articles and lightweight feel, plus simple sharing. However, reliability issues surface in multiple reviews: the app can fail to load, and downloaded content or images sometimes breaks. Some requests exist for features like submitting user stories and password changes, while other comments call for updates and bug fixes to improve consistency.

### Pros

- Informative and educational content across a wide range of topics.
- Entertaining and engaging articles that are easy to read.
- Nice UI with a clean layout and a dark theme.
- Lightweight app that is quick to load and easy to read.
- Easy to share and forward articles to others.

### Cons

- App sometimes won't load or runs into loading issues, making content inaccessible.
- Some downloaded content and images are missing or not available, leading to broken experience.

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