Firstpost is an Android app developed by Network18 (Network18 Media & Investments Ltd.). Others apps created by Network18 are: IBNLive.

Firstpost first became available on 06 Sep 2012. It is estimated that Firstpost has been downloaded between 500000 and 1000000 times from the Play Store.

Firstpost 3.9 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to read from external storage.

Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.

Allows an application to write to external storage.