FOX 32 Chicago: News
Chicago and Northwest Indiana news, weather, traffic, and sports from WFLD
Fox Television Stations, Inc. · com.fox.droid.foxwfld
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v5.51.1 (2024022301)
- Updated
- Jun 10, 2024 (2 years ago)
- APK size
- 35.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Jun 13, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 13 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- fox32chicago.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
FOX 32 Chicago: News is an app by Fox Television Stations, Inc. in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least June 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 13 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: read shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 5.51.0. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v5.51.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v5.50.0.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Verve” Not the developer's name (“Fox Television Stations, Inc.”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 10, 2024
- Signed byCN=Verve, OU=Verve, O=Verve, L=US, ST=CA, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)E6:89:69:27:54:6F:6A:C9:F9:03:77:D7:EB:0D:B5:07:BB:CB:FE:45
- File MD5d7063eb597176d1710ef8f62f2498673
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (13)
FOX 32 Chicago: News requests 13 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write internal storage android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
FOX 32 Chicago: News APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the FOX 32 Chicago: News APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d7063eb597176d1710ef8f62f2498673.
