Updating content in android without submitting a new apk file

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How do news apps update their newsfeed with new news? Do they submit new apk files to google play everyday? or how do they do it? Is there a framework they use.? Please anyone with knowledge of this , please help fill me in, Thanks

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mattfred On BEST ANSWER

Any app that has data that is updated uses some type of server API to fetch new data.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface

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gersonmdesouza On

They use Web Services to provide data to update and the App just request this via internet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_service