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The Lantern on Windows Pc

Developed By: Connect Publisher Solutions

License: Free

Rating: 1,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.0.1
Size 15.5 MB
Release Date October 24, 16
Category News & Magazines Apps

App Permissions:
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming. [see more (12)]

What's New:
v3.0.1: Bug fix to correct app launch crash issue.v3.0.0: Introducing a total code make-over of the app for better performance, improved user-experience, new... [see more]

Description from Developer:
The official app for The Lantern Media Group, the student news organization of The Ohio State University. 

The app offers you the breaking news, sports, arts and campus coverage y... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download The Lantern and install on Windows PC. The Lantern is free News & Magazines app, developed by Connect Publisher Solutions. Latest version of The Lantern is 3.0.1, was released on 2016-10-24 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of The Lantern is 1,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install The Lantern on Windows?

Instruction on how to install The Lantern on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install The Lantern on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install The Lantern using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "The Lantern" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install The Lantern on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "The Lantern" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.0.1.

Download The Lantern 3.0.1 on Windows PC – 15.5 MB

The official app for The Lantern Media Group, the student news organization of The Ohio State University. 

The app offers you the breaking news, sports, arts and campus coverage you expect from The Lantern. Its design gives you the fastest access possible, including the option to get push notification alerts for breaking news and to watch videos in the app.

The app is free and requires no registration.
v3.0.1: Bug fix to correct app launch crash issue.
v3.0.0: Introducing a total code make-over of the app for better performance, improved user-experience, new features and more!
A small list of the improvements in this update include:
- reliable and customizable push notifications upgrades
- improved user controls over location sharing
We welcome your feedback by navigating in the More menu to select Feedback. We also ask for your help in leaving us a review in the Google Play Store!
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
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 an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows access to the vibrator.