Earth Viewer

Animated planet Earth with live weather and satellite data

4 Free · mobile.application.forfree.earth

3.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 100K+ downloads v3.1 2 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v3.1 (152)
Updated: Mar 31, 2026 (6 months ago)
APK size: 2 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Weather (app)
Listed since: Mar 11, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 8
Website: sites.google.com/site/4freesrc
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Earth Viewer is an app by 4 Free in the Weather category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 2.3, the APK shrank from 3.5 MB to 2 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 3.0 to 5.0. It asks for 8 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 3.0, it adds 6 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Access adservices topics” and 3 more. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v3.1

Migration to WebGL, added zoom level, GFS model visualization and updates in datasets.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Earth Viewer Animated planet Earth with live weather, global forecast data. Imagery included: GFS forecast data Climate Reanalyzer weather forecast - World GFS Precipitation and Clouds (+7d) - World GFS Air Temperature (+7d) - World GFS Air Temperature Anomaly (+7d) - World GFS Precipitable Water (+7d) - World GFS Surface Wind Speed (+7d) - World GFS Jetstream Wind Speed (+7d) Application features: - Interpolation between images - Imagery selection from menu - Live Sun light - Bump mapping - Control animation speed - Custom Imagery Data ("Edit Custom Data" button allows source imagery data configuration in json format) Copyright and credit Satellite Imagery Powered by Esri. Source: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, and the GIS User Community. Weather Forecast Data Global Forecast System (GFS) data provided by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction. Public domain. Climate Visualization CCI data obtained using Climate Reanalyzer, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, USA. CC-BY 4.0 Limitations Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. There is no guarantee regarding the accuracy, reliability, availability or completeness of any data provided.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v2.3. Since v3.0 it requires Android 5.0+.

v3.1 LATEST Mar 31, 2026 2 MB TRUSTED v3.0 Feb 27, 2026 34.7 KB TRUSTED v2.3 Sep 11, 2026 3.5 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Mar 31, 2026.
Certificate issued to “For Free” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Mar 31, 2026
Validated against Google Play Mar 31, 2026
Signed byO=For Free
Signing certificate (SHA-1)C4:C0:EF:CA:69:34:2E:35:A8:D4:BD:47:25:08:C7:E9:4D:AB:D7:32
File MD557ac8daed264e7502acef31ae95ba7eb
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (8)

Earth Viewer requests 8 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

Earth Viewer APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Earth Viewer for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 5.0 or later. Version 2.3 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 3.0 and later. Get version 2.3 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Earth Viewer APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 57ac8daed264e7502acef31ae95ba7eb.