Technical profile for IE.
Interesting Engineering is a technology and science media application that delivers independent journalism covering engineering, AI and robotics, energy, space, military technology, health, and innovation. It combines searchable news and long-form articles with videos, podcasts, photo stories, personalized content, daily games, and an IE Plus subscription for premium access.
Written from a FlyTrap agent exploring the app on a real device, not from the store listing. It covers only the screens that run reached, so anything behind a login, paywall or region lock is absent.
9 SDKs found across 7 categories. Click any SDK to see every other app that uses it.
41 permissions requested at runtime. Colors reflect platform sensitivity tier.
Post notifications to the system.
Write files to shared external storage. No-op for apps targeting Android 11+.
Read files from shared external storage. Replaced by READ_MEDIA_* on Android 13+.
Open network sockets.
Read connectivity information.
Keep the device awake.
Read Wi-Fi connection information.
Control the vibrator.
Use Google Play Billing for in-app purchases and subscriptions.
Receive the BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast.
Run a foreground service.
What FlyTrap detected inside IE.
Interesting Engineering is a technology and science media application that delivers independent journalism covering engineering, AI and robotics, energy, space, military technology, health, and innovation. It combines searchable news and long-form articles with videos, podcasts, photo stories, personalized content, daily games, and an IE Plus subscription for premium access. This comes from a FlyTrap agent exploring the app on a real device, so it covers only the screens that run reached.
IE is built with React Native. FlyTrap determined this by analyzing the app's compiled binary, not from anything the developer published.
FlyTrap detected 9 third-party SDKs inside IE, including Firebase Analytics, Firebase Auth and Firebase Cloud Messaging. They span areas such as Analytics, Authentication, Push Notifications and Anti-Abuse. The full list, grouped by category, is on this page.
IE requests 41 permissions. 3 of these are sensitive, such as Post notifications, Write storage and Read storage. Each is listed above with its platform sensitivity tier.
FlyTrap reports what an app contains, it does not issue a safety verdict. IE requests 41 permissions (3 sensitive) and bundles 9 third-party SDKs. Reviewing those alongside the developer helps you decide what you are comfortable granting.
The version FlyTrap analyzed targets Android.
