Tower Operator

Control your model railroad using Wi-Fi with control panel maps on your tablet.

WifiTrax Model Science · com.wifitrax.towerOperator

Not rated yet 500+ downloads vVersion 2.1 24.5 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: vVersion 2.1 (11)
Updated: Jun 5, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 24.5 MB
Requires: Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: Entertainment (app)
Listed since: Apr 14, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 8 (4 sensitive)
Website: wifitrax.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Tower Operator is an app by WifiTrax Model Science in the Entertainment category, listed since at least April 2021. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 8 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage.

What's new in vVersion 2.1

Support added for Wi-Fi/DCC Track-side. Improved import/export of Maps. Logical devices now included with maps. Various bug fixes.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

You can use Tower Operator to do the work of an operator in a signal box or tower controlling points or switches, lights, signals and power via a set of maps of your model railroad. You build the maps with the built in editor then associate each signal, turnout etc. on your maps with a channel on a WifiTrax electronic module on your layout. Then you simply tap on the symbols on your map to operate real items on your layout over your home Wi-Fi network. Use it alongside Loco Operator, our Wi-Fi app to control your model locomotives. This app is not a self contained game. You can install it and create maps to evaluate it but to use it fully, you must purchase WifiTrax modules and install them on your model railroad layout. This app is NOT a self-contained game, it is intended for use with WifiTrax electronic modules to control a real model railroad. Recommended for Android Tablets with resolution at least 1024 x 768.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Unknown

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 not checked yet Jun 5, 2024
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)BF:D6:EA:94:3B:AC:22:57:E8:0A:CE:19:B2:A5:82:34:64:57:B9:08
File MD53ecd00fe4b13ef7844141ba48bc8f73a
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (8)

Tower Operator requests 8 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Tower Operator 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 Tower Operator APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 3ecd00fe4b13ef7844141ba48bc8f73a.