5.108.0.644447823
Version
16.82 MB
Size
07 Oct 2026
Updated
Install trouble? Fix "App not installed" · Which APK do I need?
What is Morphe Google News?
Google News is Google's news reader. It pulls stories from publishers into a personalised For you feed, alongside Headlines and the sources you follow.
This build makes one small change. The community AutoBuilds pipeline made it with hoo-dles' morphe-patches (a third-party bundle, not official Morphe), and the only Google News patch in that bundle is Enable custom tabs. With it, tapping a story opens the article through your default browser as a custom tab. Nothing else is modified.
What Changes
Articles in your browser
Enable custom tabs routes links to your default browser, so the page opens with the cookies and logins you already have there.
Same feeds
The For you feed, Headlines and followed sources are untouched.
Google account caveat
No microG patch is applied and the APK is re-signed, so signing in and personalisation may not work properly.
Universal APK
One download, no architecture choice.
Before and During Install
- Check whether Google News came preinstalled. If it's a system app on your phone, Android will block this APK because of the signature clash.
- If you installed Google News from Google Play yourself, uninstall it.
- Download the APK above, open it, and allow the install.
- Tap any story to confirm it now opens in your browser.
Google News FAQ
It's unofficial, built by the community AutoBuilds pipeline from hoo-dles' open-source morphe-patches; not by Google, the Morphe team or this site. A modified Google app always carries some risk, so install it only if you trust that source.
Maybe not. The bundle's microG integration patch is optional and off by default, and this APK is signed with a different key than Google's, which can make account features fail. If a personalised feed matters to you, keep that in mind before replacing the stock app.
When you tap a story, the article opens in a custom tab from your default browser instead of being handled by Google News itself. It's the only change in this build.
Most likely Google News is already on the phone with Google's signature, often as a preinstalled system app. Android won't install a differently signed app under the same package name. Uninstall the existing one if you can; a system copy usually can't be removed without root.
