# The State News: South Carolina

> Local Columbia and wider SC breaking news, politics, business, weather & sports.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.thestate.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** McClatchy
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 38,879
- **Rating:** 3.30 / 5 (324 ratings)
- **Version:** 11.1.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-12
- **First published:** 2012-03-20
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 166 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thestate.android)
- **Website:** [https://www.thestate.com/customer-service](https://www.thestate.com/customer-service)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy](https://www.mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

The State News: Columbia, SC brings fast, easy access to daily local news for the Midlands. Read or watch reporting from Columbia, Richland, Lexington, and the Midlands, with AI-generated summaries and a complete daily edition curated by editors overnight.

Key features include live video of local and national coverage, personalized topic feeds, bookmarking and search, dark mode, article sharing, comments, and offline access to previous issues - plus local sports and weather updates.

## Rankings

- #332,845 — Overall
- #74 — 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.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`
- `com.thestate.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app for delivering local and statewide news with good navigation and interface improvements. However, there are frequent complaints about app instability, such as crashes and broken links. Many users are frustrated by unexpected subscription fee increases, recurring billing issues, and ads despite paying. Notifications often fail to link correctly to articles, and some report incorrect article attachments to headlines, diminishing user experience.

### Pros

- Provides good statewide and local breaking news coverage.
- Easy to navigate and quick to load in newer versions.
- User-friendly interface improvements and updated screen controls.
- Allows seamless transition between stories.

### Cons

- Frequent app crashes and hanging reported by multiple users.
- Problems with incorrect articles attached to headlines and broken links.
- Subscription fee increases and recurring billing without clear notification frustrating users.
- App notifications are broken or lead only to the homepage instead of the full story.
- Excessive ads despite paid subscription, causing user dissatisfaction.

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