# Dinamalar : Tamil Daily News

> No 1 Dinamalar Tamil Newspaper to launch android news app with more categories.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.softcraft.dinamalar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.softcraft.dinamalar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.softcraft.dinamalar`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DINAMALAR
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 1,604,706
- **Rating:** 3.65 / 5 (21,895 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.8
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-05
- **First published:** 2011-09-18
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 17 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softcraft.dinamalar)
- **Website:** [http://www.dinamalar.com](http://www.dinamalar.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.dinamalar.com/privacy-policy](https://www.dinamalar.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Dinamalar is the premier Tamil newspaper offering a comprehensive Android app for users to access the latest Tamil news and updates. This app delivers real-time breaking news from Tamil Nadu, India, and around the world, including diverse categories such as cinema, sports with live cricket scores, business market updates, and exclusive interviews.

Features include instant notifications, daily news updates, photo galleries, short news summaries under 60 seconds, and the ability to bookmark and share articles. The app also supports offline reading, day/dark mode, and provides access to weekly magazines, horoscope, lifestyle, education, and more, all designed to enhance the user's reading experience with easy navigation and enriched content.

## Rankings

- #51,728 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NETWORK`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.softcraft.dinamalar.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for broad, detailed coverage and unbiased, reliable content with regular updates. However, recurring concerns include update-related instability (app not opening, missed content), video playback problems, slower performance on some devices, and poor tablet landscape optimization. A few users also prefer older versions or desire UI branding tweaks. Overall, strong content is matched by notable stability and UI issues that affect a subset of users.

### Pros

- Broad range of news coverage with detailed political information
- Unbiased and transparent reporting with first-hand information
- Overall useful, reliable and high-quality content
- Frequent software updates and ongoing improvements
- Video coverage available for important events

### Cons

- Update-related instability: app sometimes won’t open after updates and next-day content may be missing
- Video playback issues: cannot watch videos in the Videos section (error 152-4)
- Slow performance on some devices
- Tablet UI not optimized: landscape mode issues on tablets
- Some users prefer older versions or dislike changes after updates

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