
At a glance
- Latest version
- v217.0 (2025080610)
- Updated
- Dec 14, 2025 (10 months ago)
- APK size
- 28.4 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
- May 24, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 16 (1 sensitive)
- Website
- wbbjtv.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News is an app by WBBJ-TV in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least May 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.
Since version 136.13, the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 7.0. It asks for 16 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: approximate location. Compared with version 136.13, it adds 5 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Access adservices custom audience” and 2 more) and drops 10 (“Access assisted gps”, “Precise location”, “Access gps” and 7 more). The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v217.0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v136.13. Since v217.0 it requires Android 7.0+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 14, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “News Synergy” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Dec 14, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 14, 2025
- Signed byCN=News Synergy, OU=wbbj, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)47:4B:18:9F:B3:D2:B1:01:42:3B:B0:4E:D2:AE:F2:FB:AD:8B:EE:FA
- File MD5a3343fbbf6dd5b3d27dd6d243d580ea4
- 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 (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (16)
WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News requests 16 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Ad services config android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG
- 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
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.newssynergy.wbbj.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Location android.hardware.location
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 136.13 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 136.13 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the WBBJ 7 Eyewitness 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. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is a3343fbbf6dd5b3d27dd6d243d580ea4.