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MetService Rural Weather App

New Zealand’s free weather app for rural region forecasts

Meteorological Service of New Zealand · com.metservice.fmgrural

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v1.4.10-release 8.1 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version
v1.4.10-release (31)
Updated
Mar 27, 2023 (3 years ago)
APK size
8.1 MB
Requires
Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Weather (app)
Listed since
Oct 19, 2020 (at least)
Permissions
9 (1 sensitive)
Website
about.metservice.com/about/ways-to-get-the-weather/smartphone-apps
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

MetService Rural Weather App is an app by Meteorological Service of New Zealand in the Weather category, listed since at least October 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 9 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v1.4.10-release

Minor changes to back end functionality

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

New Zealand’s favourite rural forecasts are now available in a handy smartphone app. The app is free of charge. Features include: • 10 day regional forecasts for 29 rural regions • Severe weather information • 2 hourly wind, temperature and rainfall forecasts for the next 48 hours • 7.5 minute Rain Radar • 3 day and 5 day rainfall forecast imagery • The latest MetService TV Rural Outlook video • Daily past weather for the last seven days • User selected default location which is saved as the preference The app does not include urban forecasts, marine information, mountain information or maps that are not included in the list above. The app is developed for smartphones and is not supported for tablets. Full terms and conditions regarding the purchase and use of MetService mobile applications are available here: www.metservice.com/about/application-terms. This app is supported by advertisements.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

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 Mar 27, 2023
  • Signed byCN=Media, OU=ISDev, O=Metservice, L=Wellington, ST=Wellington, C=NZ
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)88:4B:4F:7B:1E:E7:60:CA:25:B4:2E:35:06:9A:59:81:11:6F:CC:65
  • File MD526e03c8fa84c350fac5c5bd959ae3c75
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (9)

MetService Rural Weather App requests 9 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

MetService Rural Weather App 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 Rural Weather App 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 26e03c8fa84c350fac5c5bd959ae3c75.

Tags

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