
MetService Marine
The MetService app for New Zealand marine weather forecasts and maps
Meteorological Service of New Zealand · com.metservice.marine
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.1.1 (21)
- Updated
- Sep 7, 2023 (3 years ago)
- APK size
- 12.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.0+ (API 26)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Weather (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 29, 2023 (at least)
- Permissions
- 8 (2 sensitive)
- Website
- metservice.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
MetService Marine is an app by Meteorological Service of New Zealand in the Weather category, listed since at least March 2023. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: camera and modify shared storage. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.1.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “MetService” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 7, 2023
- Antivirus scan result not available
- Signed byCN=Media, OU=ISDev, O=MetService, L=Wellington, ST=Wellington, C=NZ
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)E5:57:68:F0:8C:D7:B7:0F:DC:93:E0:CE:CA:9A:E4:50:72:B7:B0:AD
- File MD5bfa23db3ff8832de98af2389262256eb
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (8)
MetService Marine requests 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- 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
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Camera android.hardware.camera
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
MetService Marine 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 MetService Marine 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 bfa23db3ff8832de98af2389262256eb.