CNN: Live & Breaking News IPA Analysis

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CNN: Live & Breaking News

CNN Interactive Group, Inc.com.cnn.iphone

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Latest analyzed IPAv25.24
Build 14611815Record 8803930042025-12-04

A newer version is recorded: v26.14. Its file inventory is not available yet. This report automatically uses the newest build with an inventory.

Uncompressed files211.0 MBSum of recorded file sizes
Recorded IPA size161.9 MBSelected build · archive size
Files inventoried1,6437 file categories
Embedded libraries32Frameworks & dynamic libraries

Package footprint

What takes up space?

Uncompressed
Frameworks & libraries76.0 MB36.0% App executable55.5 MB26.3% Images & resources46.2 MB21.9% Other files22.0 MB10.4% Configuration8.6 MB4.1% Signing & receipts2.7 MB1.3% Audio & video160.4 KB0.1%

All 1,643 file sizes included. Select a category to explore its files. Categories are inferred from paths; archive and installed sizes differ.

Bundle structure

Space by folder

Top level
Frameworks/77.0 MB
720 files36.5% of measured size
App root75.9 MB
132 files36.0% of measured size
PlugIns/51.9 MB
364 files24.6% of measured size
CNNModel.momd/1.4 MB
41 files0.7% of measured size
Other folders4.9 MB
386 files2.3% of measured size

Folders inside the app bundle, plus archive level files. “App root” groups files directly inside the .app.

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File / pathCategorySizeShare
CNNPayload/CNN.app/CNN
CNN		App executable55.5 MB26.3%
MapboxCoreMapsPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/MapboxCoreMaps.framework/MapboxCoreMaps
Frameworks/MapboxCoreMaps.framework/MapboxCoreMaps		Frameworks & libraries12.6 MB6.0%
RealmSwiftPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/RealmSwift.framework/RealmSwift
Frameworks/RealmSwift.framework/RealmSwift		Frameworks & libraries10.2 MB4.8%
Assets.carPayload/CNN.app/Assets.car
Assets.car		Images & resources9.8 MB4.6%
Assets.carPayload/CNN.app/PlugIns/HomescreenWidgetExtension.appex/Assets.car
PlugIns/HomescreenWidgetExtension.appex/Assets.car		Images & resources9.3 MB4.4%
Assets.carPayload/CNN.app/PlugIns/IntentHandler.appex/Assets.car
PlugIns/IntentHandler.appex/Assets.car		Images & resources9.2 MB4.4%
Assets.carPayload/CNN.app/PlugIns/NotificationService.appex/Assets.car
PlugIns/NotificationService.appex/Assets.car		Images & resources9.2 MB4.4%
ProgrammaticAccessLibraryPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/ProgrammaticAccessLibrary.framework/ProgrammaticAccessLibrary
Frameworks/ProgrammaticAccessLibrary.framework/ProgrammaticAccessLibrary		Frameworks & libraries9.2 MB4.4%
OTPublishersHeadlessSDKPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/OTPublishersHeadlessSDK.framework/OTPublishersHeadlessSDK
Frameworks/OTPublishersHeadlessSDK.framework/OTPublishersHeadlessSDK		Frameworks & libraries8.8 MB4.2%
MapboxCommonPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/MapboxCommon.framework/MapboxCommon
Frameworks/MapboxCommon.framework/MapboxCommon		Frameworks & libraries6.5 MB3.1%
GoogleCastPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/GoogleCast.framework/GoogleCast
Frameworks/GoogleCast.framework/GoogleCast		Frameworks & libraries6.3 MB3.0%
NotificationServicePayload/CNN.app/PlugIns/NotificationService.appex/NotificationService
PlugIns/NotificationService.appex/NotificationService		Other files5.6 MB2.7%
HomescreenWidgetExtensionPayload/CNN.app/PlugIns/HomescreenWidgetExtension.appex/HomescreenWidgetExtension
PlugIns/HomescreenWidgetExtension.appex/HomescreenWidgetExtension		Other files5.2 MB2.4%
freeview.jsPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/FreeviewBlock.framework/freeview.js
Frameworks/FreeviewBlock.framework/freeview.js		Frameworks & libraries3.9 MB1.8%
IntentHandlerPayload/CNN.app/PlugIns/IntentHandler.appex/IntentHandler
PlugIns/IntentHandler.appex/IntentHandler		Other files3.2 MB1.5%
ComScorePayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/ComScore.framework/ComScore
Frameworks/ComScore.framework/ComScore		Frameworks & libraries2.0 MB0.9%
LottiePayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/Lottie.framework/Lottie
Frameworks/Lottie.framework/Lottie		Frameworks & libraries1.8 MB0.9%
DTBiOSSDKPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/DTBiOSSDK.framework/DTBiOSSDK
Frameworks/DTBiOSSDK.framework/DTBiOSSDK		Frameworks & libraries1.8 MB0.9%
ArkoseLabsKitPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/ArkoseLabsKit.framework/ArkoseLabsKit
Frameworks/ArkoseLabsKit.framework/ArkoseLabsKit		Frameworks & libraries1.3 MB0.6%
auth.jsPayload/CNN.app/Frameworks/AuthBlock.framework/auth.js
Frameworks/AuthBlock.framework/auth.js		Frameworks & libraries1001.8 KB0.5%

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Under the hood

Frameworks & engines

Embedded code and runtime evidence from this build, not other releases.

32 embedded libraries

No engine identification recorded for this build. That does not mean the app has no game engine or runtime.

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Turf

446.7 KB

Other · 4.0.0

Framework sizes include their recorded resources, not just the executable. Library presence does not prove active use. A “+” indicates some constituent sizes are missing.

Additional scanner detections 2

Ad Networks

Google AdMob 11.0.1

Attribution

AppsFlyer 1.0

Recorded signals

Package details

Only the analyzed build

Privacy & permissions

Not recorded

No parsed privacy manifest or Info.plist signals available for this build. This is not a statement about tracking behavior.

Static observations

0 recorded

No observations recorded for this build. Missing findings are not a security assessment.

Analysis record
Method
Stored static package extraction and inventory; not a live security test.
Coverage
Only the selected build is represented. Missing data means not analyzed, not safe. Scanner identity and scan time are unavailable for sources that did not record them.
Recorded extraction times
2026-01-03T18:22:57.386293, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.406783, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.424224, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.444763, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.467451, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.488087, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.512321, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.531450, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.551502, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.570677, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.588858, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.607414, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.629100, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.647766, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.669603, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.693545, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.712242, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.729920, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.751707, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.769855, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.787017, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.811105, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.831336, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.853985, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.876356, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.894137, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.911999, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.929258, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.946467, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.975609, 2026-01-03T18:22:57.997926, 2026-01-03T18:22:58.020203
Known version identifiers
277 (19 with metadata)

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