Locast

A public service to Americans offer local broadcast signals in select markets.

Sports Fans Coalition · com.tvapp.locast

5.0 out of 5 (2 ratings) 500K+ downloads v1.11.1 25.6 MB Android 4.2+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.11.1 (44)
Updated: Mar 9, 2020 (6 years ago)
APK size: 25.6 MB
Requires: Android 4.2+ (API 17)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, ARM 32-bit
Category: Entertainment (app)
Permissions: 10 (6 sensitive)
Website: locast.org
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Locast is an app by Sports Fans Coalition in the Entertainment category. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit and ARM 32-bit, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 10 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read phone status and identity.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “rsnb”.

Locast.org is a public service to Americans that provides over the Internet the local broadcast signals of select markets. All you have to do is sign up online, provide your name and email address, and certify that you live in, and are logging on from, an available city ("Designated Market Area"). Then, you can select among local broadcasters and stream your favorite local station. Locast.org is a "digital translator," meaning that Locast.org operates just like a traditional broadcast translator service, except instead of using an over-the-air signal to boost a broadcaster's reach, we stream the signal over the Internet to consumers located within select markets. Ever since the dawn of TV broadcasting in the mid-20th Century, non-profit organizations have provided "translator" TV stations as a public service. Where a primary broadcaster cannot reach a receiver with a strong enough signal, the translator amplifies that signal with another transmitter, allowing consumers who otherwise could not get the over-the-air signal to receive important programming, including local news, weather and of course, sports. Locast.org provides the same public service, except instead of an over-the-air signal transmitter, we provide the local broadcast signal via online streaming. You need a broadband Internet connection for optimal performance. Using a laptop, smartphone, or computer connected to the Internet, point your browser to www.Locast.org to sign up. You then can choose which local broadcast station to watch from your Internet-enabled device.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Apr 27, 2020
Antivirus scan passed Sep 16, 2020
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)4C:36:C7:29:B1:56:7D:23:36:C3:4D:50:F7:DF:A5:A4:BE:C4:0A:27
File MD5bbabf036fc591fac2d05fab0d580a25a
Uploaded by “rsnb” 206 followers · uploading since 2017

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Permissions (10)

Locast requests 10 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
GPS android.hardware.location.gps

Locast 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 Locast APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is bbabf036fc591fac2d05fab0d580a25a.