# Connect™

> Access the power of S&P Global expertise from your pocket.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ihs.connect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ihs.connect)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ihs.connect`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** S&P Global Inc.
- **Category:** BUSINESS
- **Downloads:** 36,953
- **Rating:** 4.71 / 5 (95 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.5
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-27
- **First published:** 2015-03-23
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 73 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ihs.connect)
- **Website:** [http://www.ihsmarkit.com](http://www.ihsmarkit.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.ihs.com/legal/privacy-policy.html](https://www.ihs.com/legal/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Connect™ by S&P Global is a powerful business and market intelligence platform designed to keep you informed anywhere, anytime. Access industry analysis, in-depth market research, and economic forecasts from over 2,000 experts directly from your mobile device.

Key features include the ability to follow market trends across sectors such as energy, chemicals, and economics, track chemical pricing with customizable watchlists, synchronize saved content across all your devices, and share valuable insights with colleagues via email. Connect™ also supports direct access to email alerts, allowing you to stay ahead with customized updates. A Connect account and applicable product subscriptions are required to unlock full functionality.

## Rankings

- #339,489 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `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

### Pros

- Very intuitive and flexible
- Excellent app for optimizing the use of Connect
- Nice interface with easy access to a wide range of contents
- Quick, functional, handy
- Top app for tremendous content

### Cons

- App needs to be modularized with GUI
- Too many bugs and crashes
- Not great

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